Baum

American  

[bawm, bahm, boum] / bɔm, bɑm, baʊm /

noun

1. L(yman) Frank 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.

2. Vicki, 1888–1960, U.S. novelist, born in Austria.

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Baum British  

/ bɔːm, bɑːm /

noun

1. L ( yman ) Frank 1856–1919, US novelist, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and its sequels

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Example Sentences

“Wicked: For Good” features silver heels — a nod to L. Frank Baum’s original novel — but alludes to the red shoes when Nessarose begs to revisit that high-flying night at the Ozdust Ballroom.

From Los Angeles Times

In interviews she gave as Baum, she spoke about how the music reflected her queer identity.

From Los Angeles Times

“This paper is beautiful,” says Buzz Baum, an evolutionary cell biologist at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

From Science Magazine

“Skidmore College is not going to do this, and they don’t need to,” said Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who studies higher education and finance.

From New York Times

“I could even imagine some new venture for Oz,” Baum said.

From Washington Post