"Leaf" meaning in English

See Leaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Leafs [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal names Lēofa and Lēofe, both from lēof (“dear, beloved”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Lēofa}} Lēofa, {{m|ang|Lēofe}} Lēofe, {{m|ang|lēof||dear, beloved}} lēof (“dear, beloved”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Leafs}} Leaf (plural Leafs)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Leaf-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 3 23 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 66 2 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Leafs [plural]
Etymology: From leaf. Head templates: {{en-noun|Leafs}} Leaf (plural Leafs)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous, sometimes pejorative) A Canadian person. Tags: Internet, humorous, pejorative, sometimes
    Sense id: en-Leaf-en-noun-F7lMYAL7
  2. (slang, Canada) A member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, its organization, or its supporters. Tags: Canada, slang Synonyms: Life
    Sense id: en-Leaf-en-noun-it4txiCr Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. A model of car built by Nissan, with a name chosen for its green connotations.
    Sense id: en-Leaf-en-noun-Xhkarhg~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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