HOOD - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

cover with a hood

Example: The bandits were hooded

Categories: Cover

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a protective covering that is part of a plant

Categories: Covering, Natural covering, Cover

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

(slang) a neighborhood

Categories: Neighborhood, Neighbourhood

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

Categories: Attachment

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

Categories: Covering

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

Categories: Covering

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

the folding roof of a carriage

Categories: Roof

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a headdress that protects the head and face

Categories: Headdress, Headgear

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

Example: there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars; the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine

Categories: Protective covering, Protective cover, Protection

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Noun

(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

Categories: External body part

Synonyms

Cowl, Hood, Hoodlum, Goon, Punk

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "hood" comes from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. Then it appeared in Old English hōd. Later, people used it in Middle English hood. Many other languages have similar words:.

  • Saterland Frisian: Houd
  • Dutch: hoed
  • German Low German: Hood
  • German: Hut
  • Proto-Iranian: *xawdaH
  • Avestan: 𐬑𐬂𐬛𐬀
  • Old Persian: 𐎧𐎢𐎭

🔗 Related Words

hoodlum – A related word in the same word family.

neighborhood – A related word in the same word family.

nabe – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!

🎵 Words that Rhyme with Hood