BAILEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Bailey mean?
• BAILEY (noun)
The noun BAILEY has 4 senses:
1. United States singer (1918-1990)
2. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
3. the outer courtyard of a castle
4. the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
Familiarity information: BAILEY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BAILEY (noun)
Meaning:
United States singer (1918-1990)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bailey; Pearl Bailey; Pearl Mae Bailey
Instance hypernyms:
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
Meaning:
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Nathan Bailey; Nathaniel Bailey; Bailey
Instance hypernyms:
lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)
Meaning:
The outer courtyard of a castle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bailey" is a kind of...):
court; courtyard (an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings)
Meaning:
The outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bailey" is a kind of...):
bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)
