gold star

English

noun

Definitions

An award for outstanding achievement.
(in compounds) A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action.

Etymology

Compound from English gold (pyrolyse food to a golden brown) + English star (celestial body).

Origin

English

star

Gloss

celestial body

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Eurostar English
Gold Star English
Goldie English
Stargateverse English
Wolfstar English
antigold English
antistar English
astar English
barnstar English
begold English
bestar English
bistar English
blazingstar English
bluestar English
boson star English
brittle star English
costar English
daystar English
death star English
digold English
dwarf star English
e-gold English
earthstar English
eka-gold English
faxed star English
fluorogold English
gay English
gilden English
gold English
gold star gay English
gold star lesbian English
gold-beater English
gold-bronze English
goldback English
goldbeater English
goldbeating English
goldbrick English
goldcrest English
goldcup English
golden English
goldeye English
goldfield English
goldfinch English
goldfish English
goldhammer English
goldie English
golding English
goldish English
goldless English
goldlike English
goldlip English
goldly English
goldminer English
goldmohur English
goldness English
goldrush English
goldseed English
goldsmith English
goldsmithing English
goldsmithy English
goldtail English
goldthread English
goldtone English
goldware English
goldwork English
goldy English
immunogold English
lesbian English
lodestar English
low mass star English
megastar English
nanogold English
nanostar English
nongold English
nonstar English
organogold English
orphan star English
potable gold English
protostar English
pseudostar English
quasistar English
radio star English
radiogold English
rockstar English
sea star English
sea-star English
seastar English
semistar English
soapstar English
star English
star city English
star sign English
star-city English
star-crossed English
starbase English
starbath English
starbathe English
starbirth English
starboy English
starburst English
starcast English
starcraft English
starcruiser English
stardate English
stardock English
stardom English
stardrift English
stardrive English
stardust English
stareater English
starfaring English
starfield English
starfighter English
starfilled English
starfish English
starflower English
starfrontlet English
starfruit English
starfuck English
starfucker English
starfucking English
stargate English
stargaze English
stargazer English
starhood English
starless English
starlet English
starlight English
starlike English
starliner English
starlit English
starlore English
starly English
starmaker English
starmaking English
starman English
starmatter English
starmonger English
starnose English
starport English
starproof English
starred English
starrer English
starrish English
starry English
starscape English
starshade English
starshine English
starship English
starsnout English
starspot English
starstone English
starstuff English
starthistle English
starthroat English
startracker English
starviolet English
starward English
starwards English
starweed English
starwheel English
starwort English
substar English
supergold English
superstar English
tetragold English
tetraxenonogold English
trigold English
tristar English
ungold English
unstar English
wandering star English
wanderstar English
stara Finnish
star Italian
star French
*h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
スター Japanese
gold Middle English
sterre Middle English
stjarna Old Norse
स्टार Hindi
gold Cebuano
staa Swahili
스타 Korean
igolide Zulu
gold Volapük
goldin Volapük
igolide Xhosa
gol Tok Pisin
sta Tok Pisin
koura Maori
gwal Hausa
stari Sranan Tongo
goridhe Shona
golide Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
igolide North Ndebele