MOUTH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Example: he stuffed his mouth with candy
Categories: Rima
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Example: She mouthed a swear word
Categories: Feign, Sham, Pretend, Affect, Dissemble
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
touch with the mouth
Categories: Touch
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
Example: New York is at the mouth of the Hudson
Categories: Geological formation, Formation
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
a person conceived as a consumer of food
Example: he has four mouths to feed
Categories: Eater, Feeder
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Noun
the opening of a jar or bottle
Example: the jar had a wide mouth
Categories: Opening
Synonyms
Talk, Oral fissure, Sassing, Mouthpiece, Backtalk
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "mouth" comes from Middle English mouthen. It started in Proto-Indo-European *ment-. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *munþaz. Later, people used it in Proto-West Germanic *munþ. After that, it was Old English mūþ. Over time, it became Middle English mouth. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: mooth
- North Frisian: müd
- West Frisian: mûn
- Dutch: mond
- German: Mund
- Swedish: mun
- Norwegian: munn
- Faroese: muður
- Icelandic: munnur
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃
- Latin: mentum
- Ancient Greek: μάσταξ
- Albanian: mjekër
- Welsh: mant
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.