FORD - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

cross a river where it's shallow

Categories: Traverse, Track, Cover, Cross, Pass over, Get over, Get across, Cut through, Cut across

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

English writer and editor (1873-1939)

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Categories: Body of water, Water

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

Categories: Crossing

Synonyms

Ford, Gerald r. ford, Fording, Gerald ford, Ford hermann hueffer

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "ford" comes from Proto-Indo-European *pértus. It started in Proto-Germanic *furduz. Then it appeared in Proto-West Germanic *furdu. Later, people used it in Old English ford. After that, it was Middle English ford. Many other languages have similar words:.

  • Low German: Föörd
  • Dutch: voord
  • German: Furt
  • Danish: fjord
  • Persian: پل

🔗 Related Words

firth – A related word in the same word family.

fjord – A related word in the same word family.

port – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.