Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bay window

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: bay win-dow
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.

noun

A protruding belly.

Slang

noun

The stomach of a pregnant woman.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Marriages that are based only on sex appeal generally fizzle out as soon as he gets a bay window and her figure becomes a bit lumpish."
"Bert came hustling up, bumping his way through the kids with his bay window."

Etymology

From Middle English baywyndow, baywyndowe, bay-windowe, equivalent to bay + window where bay refers to an opening between columns.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: baywyndow

Usage

Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

bay windows (plural)

Synonyms

bow window pot potbelly corporation tummy

Questions

What does bay window mean?: A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.
Where does bay window come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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