HOLEY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

allowing passage in and out

Example: our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous

The word "holey" comes from Middle English holy.

hole – A related word in the same word family.

y – A related word in the same word family.

holy – A related word in the same word family.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales show how creatively Middle English speakers mixed vocabularies.