PAGE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
Categories: Summon
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
work as a page
Example: He is paging in Congress this summer
Categories: Work
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
a boy who is employed to run errands
Categories: Messenger boy, Errand boy
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
Categories: Attendant, Attender, Tender
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Noun
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
Categories: Attendant, Attender, Tender
Synonyms
Pageboy, Foliate, Paginate, Thomas nelson page, Sir frederick handley page
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "page" comes from Latin pagus. It started in Ancient Greek παιδίον. Then it appeared in Late Latin pagius. Later, people used it in Italian paggio. After that, it was Old French page. Over time, it became Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Finally, it reached Latin pagina.
🔗 Related Words
pagina – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.