Bosom Definition

bo͝ozəm, bo͝ozəm
bosoms
noun
bosoms
The upper front portion of the human trunk; human breast.
Webster's New World
This portion of a woman's body, including her breasts.
Webster's New World
The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace.
We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.
American Heritage
A thing thought of as like the human breast, as in being encompassing or affording protection, nourishment, etc.
The bosom of the sea.
Webster's New World
The human breast regarded as the seat of inmost thoughts or as the source of feelings.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
adjective
Cherished; intimate.
A bosom companion.
Webster's New World

In a very close relationship.

Bosom buddies.
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verb
bosoms
To embrace; cherish.
Webster's New World
To conceal in the bosom; hide.
Webster's New World

To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

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Other Word Forms of Bosom

Noun

Singular:
bosom
Plural:
bosoms

Origin of Bosom

  • From Old English bōsm. Cognate with Dutch boezem, German Busen. From Proto-Indo-European *bheu-ə- (“to swell, bend, curve”), whence also Albanian buzë (“lip”), Romanian buză (“lip”), Irish bus (“lip”), and Latin bucca (“cheek”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English bōsm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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