SQUEAMISH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Example: too nice about his food to take to camp cooking; so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
Synonyms
Overnice, Nice, Squeamish, Dainty, Prissy
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "squeamish" comes from Anglo-Norman escoymous.
🔗 Related Words
squeamous – A related word in the same word family.
-ous – A related word in the same word family.
-ish – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
The Norman Conquest of 1066 brought thousands of French words into English overnight.