Baldwin Definition
bôldwĭn
noun
A variety of apple having red or red-and-yellow skin and yellowish flesh.
American Heritage
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
A moderately tangy, red winter apple.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- James Arthur Baldwin
- james baldwin
- 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
- stanley baldwin
pronoun
A male given name; rather rare in English.
Wiktionary
A patronymic surname.
Wiktionary
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
Wiktionary
King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king.
Wiktionary
A town in Florida.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Baldwin
Noun
Singular:
Baldwin
Plural:
baldwinsOrigin of Baldwin
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From Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“brave”) + *winiz (“friend”).
From Wiktionary
After Loammi Baldwin (1745–1897), American engineer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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