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bootee

noun
/ˈbuːti/

Etymology

From boot + -ee (diminutive suffix).

  1. derived from *bʰewt-✻
  2. derived from *buttaz✻
  3. derived from *butt✻
  4. derived from bot
  5. derived from bote
  6. inherited from boote
  7. suffixed as bootee — “boot + ee”

Definitions

  1. A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.

    • Take off the baby's bootees before you put her in the crib.
    • ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

  2. A thick sock worn under a wetsuit.

  3. An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.

    • Surgeons often slip on bootees before entering the operating room.
    • Just above the Sunset Strip, construction workers in white bootees were putting the final touches on another home — a 14,000-square-foot house that Mr. Niami is building for himself.

The neighborhood

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