A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on (for example, mama).

Alternative form of keyword

Dated form of keyword.

Correct in every word. / (UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly.

(Islam) The Qur'an.

Someone who is fond of or devoted to the knowledge, study, and history of words; a logophile.

(South Africa, euphemistic) The word kaffir. / (euphemistic) The word kike. / (Malaysia, Singapore, euphemistic) The word Keling.

(education) A method of teaching reading in which words are first taken as single ideograms and later analyzed into their phonetic and alphabetic elements.

Positive recommendation. / News, recent events, especially of a positive nature / A holy promise or teaching. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, word.

The Bible, especially the New Testament.