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- [ba-boon or, esp. British, buh-]
- /bæˈbun or, esp. British, bə-/
- /bəˈbuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ba-boon or, esp. British, buh-]
- /bæˈbun or, esp. British, bə-/
Definitions of baboon word
- countable noun baboon A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa. 3
- noun baboon any of several medium-sized omnivorous Old World monkeys of the genus Papio (or Chaeropithecus) and related genera, inhabiting open rocky ground or wooded regions of Africa. They have an elongated muzzle, large teeth, and a fairly long tail 3
- noun baboon any of various large, fierce, short-tailed Old World monkeys (mainly genus Papio) of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike snout and long teeth, a large head with cheek pouches, and bare calluses on the rump 3
- noun baboon any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail. 1
- noun baboon a coarse, ridiculous, or brutish person, especially one of low intelligence. 1
- noun baboon An ugly or uncouth person. 1
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Origin of baboon
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English baboyne, babewyn grotesque figure, gargoyle, late Middle English: baboon (compare Anglo-Latin babevynus) < Middle French babouin, akin to babine pendulous lip, derivative of an expressive base *bab- grimace
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Parts of speech for Baboon
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baboon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
baboon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for baboon
noun baboon
- monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- chacma — a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
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