BRANCH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a division of some larger or more complex organization
Example: a branch of Congress; botany is a branch of biology; the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
Categories: Division
📖 Fun Facts About Branch
- • A branch is part of a tree. Some branches can grow in unique shapes to reach sunlight.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Example: The road forks
Categories: Diverge
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a part of a forked or branching shape
Example: he broke off one of the branches
Categories: Subfigure
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
a stream or river connected to a larger one
Categories: Stream, Watercourse
Synonyms
Limb, Ramify, Separate, Arm, Branch
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "branch" comes from Middle English braunchen. It started in Gaulish *vranca. Then it appeared in Late Latin branca. Later, people used it in Old French branche. After that, it was Middle English branche. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Middle High German: pranke
- German: Pranke
- Old Norse: vró
- Lithuanian: rankà
- Old Church Slavonic: рѫка
- Albanian: rangë
🧩 Fun Fact
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!