Dictionary.com

bootie

[ boo-tee ]
/ ˈbu ti /

noun

a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
a woman's boot having a short leg.
a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection: quilted booties for après-ski;germfree, throwaway booties for surgical teams.

QUIZZES

THE OCTOBER WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ IS HERE TO HAUNT YOU

Search your capacious memory for the meaning of October’s words!
Question 1 of 9
Which Word of the Day from this month means, “an irrational dislike; loathing”?
zinger
élan
scunner
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Also boo·tee [boo-tee, boo-tee] /buˈti, ˈbu ti/ .

Origin of bootie

First recorded in 1790–1800; boot1 + -ie

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bootie

bootie , booty

Words nearby bootie

Boothia Peninsula, boot hill, Booth, John Wilkes, boot hook, Boothroyd, bootie, booting, bootjack, bootlace, bootlace fungus, bootlace worm
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for bootie

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (1 of 2)

bootie1
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

a variant of bootee

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (2 of 2)

bootie2
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

British slang a Royal Marine

Word Origin for bootie

C20: from bootneck, so called from the leather tab used to close their tunic collars
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012