GHOST - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
move like a ghost
Example: The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
Categories: Travel, Go, Move, Locomote
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
write for someone else
Example: How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
Categories: Author
Synonyms
Ghostwrite, Ghostwriter, Spook, Haunt, Wraith
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "ghost" comes from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. It started in Proto-West Germanic *gaist. Then it appeared in Old English gāst. Later, people used it in Middle English gost. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: ghaist
- Saterland Frisian: Gäist
- West Frisian: geast
- Dutch: geest
- German: Geist
- Swedish: gast
- Sanskrit: हेड
- Persian: زشت
🧩 Fun Fact
Following this word's journey reveals ancient trade routes and cultural exchanges.