Definition for: garden

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English

Pronunciation

• ( RP ): IPA: /ˈɡɑːdən/ , SAMPA: /"gA:d@n/
• ( US ): gärʹdən, /ˈɡɑːrdən/, / "gA:rd@n /
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)dən

Etymology

Old Northern French gardin , a variant of Old French jardin , a diminutive of jart , borrowed from Old Franconian *gard , from Germanic *garda- (Old English ȝeard ).

Noun

garden ( plural gardens )

1. A decorative place outside, usually where plants are grown for food ( vegetable garden ) or ornamental purposes ( flower garden ).
2. ( in plural gardens ) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
3. The grounds at the front or back of a house.
4. ( slang ) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
   • 1995: Lee Tyler, Biblical Sexual Morality and What About Pornography? viewed at [[1]] on 9 May 2006 - Blow on my garden [speaking of her genitalia], so the spices of it may flow out. Let my Beloved come into His garden [her pubic area] and eat His pleasant fruits. (A commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c950 BC; book footnotes shown here bracketed within the text; many scholars disagree with the Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of usage in 1995 rather than intended meaning in 950 BC.)
   • c2004: Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at [[2]] on 9 May 2006 - Primping and pruning the secret garden might seem like a totally 21st century concept, but the fact is women have gotten into below-the-belt grooming since before the Bronze Age.
   • 2006: Guest on Female First Forum at [[3]] posting on Fashionable to shave the pubic area?? viewed on 9 May 2006 - A woman's [unshaven] dark pubic triangle, glistening with pussy nectar and promising access to a hidden garden of delights.

Synonyms

• ( decorative place outside ):
• ( gardens with public access ): park, public gardens
• ( grounds at the front or back of a house ): yard ( US )
• ( the pubic hair ): See pubic hair

Derived terms

• back garden
• flower garden
• front garden
• market garden
• public gardens
• rose garden
• vegetable garden
• zoological garden, zoological gardens

Translations

decorative piece of land outside with flowers and plants

gardens with public access

grounds at the front or back of a house

slang: the pubic hair

• Afrikaans : tuin
• Bulgarian : градина f .
• Catalan : jardí m .
• Czech : zahrada f . , zahrádka f .
• Estonian : aed
• Esperanto : ĝardeno
• Hungarian : kert
• Japanese : 庭 (にわ, niwa), 庭園 (ていえん, teien), 公園 (こうえん, kouen)
• Slovak : záhrada f . , záhradka f .
• Tamazight : ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ (turtit) f .

Intransitive verb

to garden ( third-person singular simple present gardens , present participle gardening , simple past gardened , past participle gardened )

1. to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

   I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.

2. ( cricket ) of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities

Synonyms

• ( in cricket ): farm

Derived terms

• gardener
• gardening

Translations

grow plants

in cricket

Adjective

garden ( not comparable )

1. Of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden.

   garden salad (= a salad from a garden)

   garden shed (= a shed in a garden)

Translations

of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden

Other Translations for "garden"

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