FROST - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
decorate with frosting
Example: frost a cake
Categories: Cover
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
cover with frost
Example: ice crystals frosted the glass
Categories: Cover
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
damage by frost
Example: The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown
Categories: Damage
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
Example: frost the glass; she frosts her hair
Categories: Cover
Synonyms
Freeze, Frost, Icing, Robert frost, Ice
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "frost" comes from Proto-Indo-European *prews-. It started in Proto-Germanic *frustaz. Then it appeared in Old English forst. Later, people used it in Middle English frost. Many other languages have similar words:.
- West Frisian: froast
- Dutch: vorst
- German: Frost
- Swedish: frost
- Icelandic: frost
- Latin: pruīna
🔗 Related Words
freeze – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.