ear bud

ear bud

See also: earbud

English

Alternative forms

• ear-bud, earbud

Etymology 1

From ear (“fruiting body of grain”) +‎ bud.

Noun

ear bud (plural ear buds)

1. An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

Etymology 2

From ear (“auditory organ”) +‎ bud.

Noun

ear bud (plural ear buds)

1. An underdeveloped mammalian ear.
2. A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.
3. (South Africa) A cotton swab.

Derived terms

• bud up

Translations

small earphone

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: oortje (nl) pl, oordopje (nl) n, oortelefoon (nl) m Estonian: please add this translation if you can Finnish: korvanappi (fi), nappikuuloke (fi) French: écouteur (fr) German: In-Ohr-Kopfhörer m Japanese: please add this translation if you can Khmer: please add this translation if you can Latvian: please add this translation if you can Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: pinganillo m Swedish: öronsnäcka (sv) Thai: please add this translation if you can

References

• Oxford English Dictionary 2006

Anagrams

• Bauder, Dauber, dauber, redaub