DIVIDED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

separated into parts or pieces

Example: opinions are divided

Part of speech: Adjective

having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions

Example: a divided highway

Part of speech: Adjective

distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

Dissever, Part, Dual-lane, Divide, Separate

The word "divided" comes from Middle English dividen, which comes from Middle English divided.

divide – A related word in the same word family.

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

Middle English was a melting pot where Germanic, French, and Latin words competed and blended.