rosebud

rose·bud

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rohz-buhd]
- /ˈroʊzˌbʌd/
- /ˈrəʊz.bʌd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohz-buhd]
- /ˈroʊzˌbʌd/

Definitions of rosebud word

noun rosebud the bud of a rose. 1
noun rosebud unopened rose flower 1
countable noun rosebud A rosebud is a young rose whose petals have not yet opened out fully. 0
noun rosebud the bud of a rose 0
noun rosebud a pretty young woman 0

See all 5 definitions of rosebud

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Origin of rosebud

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; rose1 + bud1

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Parts of speech for Rosebud

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rosebud

rosebud popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rosebud usage trend in Literature

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