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groom
[ groom, groom ]
/ grum, grÊm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of groom
1175â1225; Middle English grom boy, groom; apparently akin to grow
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gromwell, Gromyko, Gronchi, Groningen, GrĂžnland, groom, groom's cake, groomsman, Groot, Groote, Groote Eylandt
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British Dictionary definitions for groom
groom
/ (ÉĄruËm, ÉĄrÊm) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of groom
groomer, noungrooming, nounWord Origin for groom
C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grĆwan to grow
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