单词 | romper |
释义 | romper (once / 32651 pages) n A romper is a piece of clothing consisting of a shirt with attached shorts. Very small children often wear rompers, but sometimes trendy women wear rompers too. There are adult-sized rompers, most of which are sold as women's clothing, but it's more likely you'll see toddlers wearing rompers. The earliest rompers were worn by children for playing in the early 20th century. They marked a change from the Victorian era, in which kids mainly wore restrictive clothing. In early 1900s France, rompers were considered boys' clothing. Romper comes from romp, "play or frolic." WORD FAMILYromper: rompers+/romp: romped, romper, romping, romps USAGE EXAMPLESThere they were mended, washed, ironed and organized by type on rolling racks: baby rompers, sweaters, men’s shirts. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) A very short, peach satin romper open to the waist. The Guardian(Oct 18, 2016) She unpacked the bedding and filled the closet with onesies and rompers. New York Times(Aug 23, 2016) 1n a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers Syn|Hyper romper suit garment an article of clothing 2n a person who romps or frolics Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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