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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bos•om /ˈbʊzəm, ˈbuzəm/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. the breast of a human being:The father held the baby to his bosom.
  2. the breasts of a woman:She had a large bosom and wide hips.
  3. Clothingthe part of a garment that covers the breast.
  4. the breast thought of as the center of feelings or emotions;
    the soul;
    the heart:Anger lay in her bosom.
  5. a state of enclosing warmth or closeness: taken into the bosom of the family.

adj. 
  1. [before a noun] intimate or confidential: a bosom friend.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bos•om  (bŏŏz′əm, bo̅o̅′zəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the breast of a human being.
  2. the breasts of a woman.
  3. Clothingthe part of a garment that covers the breast.
  4. the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.
  5. something likened to the human breast:the bosom of the earth.
  6. a state of enclosing intimacy;
    warm closeness:the bosom of the family.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or worn on or over the bosom.
  2. intimate or confidential:a bosom friend.

v.t. 
  1. to take to the bosom;
    embrace;
    cherish.
  2. to hide from view;
    conceal.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English bōs(u)m; cognate with Dutch boesem, German Busen
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged heart, affection.
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged close, cherished, boon, dear.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bosom / ˈbʊzəm/
  1. the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts
  2. the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc, that covers the chest
  3. a protective centre or part: the bosom of the family
  4. the breast considered as the seat of emotions
  5. (modifier) very dear; intimate
 (transitive)
  1. to embrace
  2. to conceal or carry in the bosom
Etymology: Old English bōsm; related to Old High German buosam

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