BOOTH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
Categories: Table
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
small area set off by walls for special use
Categories: Closet
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
Categories: Shop, Store
Synonyms
Stall, Cubicle, Kiosk, Booth, John wilkes booth
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "booth" comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. It started in Proto-Germanic *bōþō. Then it appeared in Old Norse búð. Later, people used it in Middle English bothe. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Swedish: bod
- Scots: buth
- Middle Low German: bôde
- Middle Dutch: boede
- German: Bude
🧩 Fun Fact
Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.