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bawd

/ˈbɔːd/BAWD
/ˈbɔd/BAWD

Meaningbald, gay, pleased, wanton

Common meaning: person who arranges paid sex

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbaud‘bald, gay, pleased, wanton’source
  2. Middle Englishbawdesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbald, gay, pleased, wanton → person who arranges paid sexbawd‘person who arranges paid sex’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French baud ‘bald, gay, pleased, wanton’.

Roots

  • baud Old French “bald, gay, pleased, wanton”

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