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bay window

noun

Etymology

From Middle English baywyndow, baywyndowe, bay-windowe, equivalent to bay + window where bay refers to an opening between columns.

  1. inherited from baywyndow

Definitions

  1. A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in…

    A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.

  2. A protruding belly.

    • Marriages that are based only on sex appeal generally fizzle out as soon as he gets a bay window and her figure becomes a bit lumpish.
    • Bert came hustling up, bumping his way through the kids with his bay window.

  3. The stomach of a pregnant woman.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA