HOBBY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
Categories: Plaything, Toy
📖 Fun Facts About Hobby
- • A hobby is something you do for fun, like painting, coding, or collecting rocks.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
Categories: Falcon
Synonyms
By-line, Hobbyhorse, Avocation, Rocking horse, Hobby
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "hobby" comes from Medieval Latin hopētus. It started in Old French hobet. Then it appeared in Proto-Indo-European *kewb-. Later, people used it in Proto-Germanic *huppōną. After that, it was Old Dutch hobben. Over time, it became Old French hober. Finally, it reached Old French hobi. It started in Middle English hoby. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Danish: hoppe
- Old Swedish: hoppa
- North Frisian: hoppe
🔗 Related Words
hobby-horse – A related word in the same word family.
hop – A related word in the same word family.
hobble – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.