"pinafore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ Audio: En-uk-pinafore.ogg [UK] Forms: pinafores [plural]
Etymology: Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons. Etymology templates: {{univ|en|pin|afore}} Univerbation of pin + afore Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinafore (plural pinafores)
  1. A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress. Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: pinny Translations (sleeveless dress): престилка (prestilka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), сукман (sukman) [masculine] (Bulgarian), overgooier (Dutch), tablier [masculine] (French), Trägerkleid [neuter] (German), Kittelschürze [feminine] (German), Latzkleid [neuter] (German), avantalo (Ido), pilirín [masculine] (Irish), bibe [masculine] (Irish), scamiciato [masculine] (Italian), grembiule [masculine] (Italian), salopette [feminine] (Italian), āraiaroaro (Maori), گوگسلك (göğüslük) (Ottoman Turkish), salopete [feminine] (Portuguese), nadhaljina (Serbo-Croatian), madickenförkläde (Swedish), karinförkläde (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinafore-en-noun-WVta~AW2 Disambiguation of Clothing: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English univerbations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English univerbations: 80 20

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ Audio: En-uk-pinafore.ogg [UK] Forms: pinafores [present, singular, third-person], pinaforing [participle, present], pinafored [participle, past], pinafored [past]
Etymology: Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons. Etymology templates: {{univ|en|pin|afore}} Univerbation of pin + afore Head templates: {{en-verb}} pinafore (third-person singular simple present pinafores, present participle pinaforing, simple past and past participle pinafored)
  1. (transitive) To dress in a pinafore. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pinafore-en-verb-Rh01q~Mg

Inflected forms

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