English
Pronunciation
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Noun
bosom (bosoms)
- chest, breast; the pectoral muscles and mammae of the human, especially the female human.
#:In the book The Scarlet Letter, the protagonist wears a red "A" on her chest, giving the author the excuse to mention her bosom 66 times.
#:The buxom wench had an ample bosom.
Usage notes
Considered a polite way to refer to a woman's breasts.
Means the chest collectively and cannot be used to refer to a single breast.
Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:breasts
Translations
Armenian: Õ¯Õ¸Ö�Ö�Õ®Ö� (kurtzq)
Chinese: �� (xi�ngbù), 乳� (r�fáng)
Dutch: boezem m
Finnish: povi#Finnish|povi (1, of a woman), rinta (1, general)
French: Sein m
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German: Busen m
Icelandic: barmur m
Serbian: nedra, prsa
Slovene: prsi f|p, prsa n|p, nedra n|p (literary)
Adjective
bosom (no comparative or superlative form)
- Describes a very close relationship.
#: bosom buddy|buddies
Translations
German: bosom buddy: der Busenfreund n
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