layabout
English
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A lazy person.
Etymology
Compound from English lay (meadow) + English about.
Origin
English
about
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- about-face English
- aboutness English
- abouts English
- allay English
- belay English
- cast about English
- eastabout English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- haulabout English
- hereabout English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- kickabout English
- knockabout English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- mislay English
- nearabout English
- nearabouts English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- pipelay English
- prelay English
- raceabout English
- re-lay English
- roundabout English
- runabout English
- stirabout English
- tearabout English
- thenabout English
- thereabout English
- tourabout English
- turnabout English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- westabout English
- whenabout English
- whereabout English
- whirlabout English
- アバウト Japanese
- be Old English
- būtan Old English
- on Old English
- ūtan Old English
- aboute Middle English
- layen Middle English
- nabaut Tok Pisin
- lay
- layup
- belay
- uplay
- about
- layer
- inlay
- allay
- unlay
- onlay
- prelay
- abouts
- forlay
- layeth
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layman
- layest
- mislay
- offlay
- flatlay
- layflat
- laytime
- layship
- overlay
- forelay
- lay out
- layless
- layback
- pipelay
- layland
- layover
- layshaft
- laystall
- interlay
- lay down
- runabout
- underlay
- laywoman
- haulabout
- thenabout
- tourabout
- tearabout
- eastabout
- hereabout
- raceabout
- kickabout
- whenabout
- aboutness
- stirabout
- westabout
- layperson
- nearabout
- lay judge
- turnabout
- roundabout
- whirlabout
- thereabout
- whereabout
- cast about
- nearabouts
- about-face
- knockabout