PART - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
something determined in relation to something that includes it
Example: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton
Categories: Relation
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
something less than the whole of a human artifact
Example: the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together
Categories: Object, Physical object
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a portion of a natural object
Example: they analyzed the river into three parts; he needed a piece of granite
Categories: Thing
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
Example: it requires vigilance on our part; they resisted every effort on his part
Categories: Concern
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Noun
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Example: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division
Categories: Concept, Conception, Construct
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Noun
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
Example: his part was right in the middle
Categories: Line
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Noun
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
Example: he tried to sing the tenor part
Categories: Tune, Melody, Air, Strain, Melodic line, Line, Melodic phrase
Synonyms
Portion, Set forth, Divide, Piece, Contribution
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "part" comes from Proto-Indo-European *par-. It started in Latin partem. Then it appeared in Old French part. Later, people used it in Old English part. After that, it was Middle English part. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Middle English: dele
- Old English: dǣl
- Middle English: dale
- Old English: dāl
- Middle English: sliver
- Middle English: sliven
- Old English: toslifan
🔗 Related Words
deal – A related word in the same word family.
dole – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.