DELUGE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

Example: the basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind

Categories: Fill, Fill up, Make full

The word "deluge" comes from Latin dīluvium. It started in Old French deluge. Then it appeared in Middle English deluge.

diluvium – A related word in the same word family.

Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.