BEGGARY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

Categories: Solicitation

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the state of being a beggar or mendicant

Example: they were reduced to mendicancy

Categories: Indigence, Need, Penury, Pauperism, Pauperization

Synonyms

Begging, Beggary, Mendicancy, Mendicity

🔗 Related Words

beggar – A related word in the same word family.

-y – A related word in the same word family.

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