pard
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
- pardine adjective
Etymology
Origin of pard1
1250–1300; Middle English parde (< Old French pard ) < Latin pardus < Greek párdos (masculine), derivative of párdalis (feminine); compare Old English (rare) pardus
Origin of pard2
1840–50, by alteration and shortening of partner
Example Sentences
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He calls his new partner "pard," which is intended to make fun of the dorkiness of people who call each other "pard," but instead just makes Charlie seem dorky.
From Time • Feb. 5, 2010
Gripes, pard, that lady is Mrs. Constance Hasenstab Elmes, hearing daughter of our venerable deaf pastor, married to a hearing lawyer, who was interpreter for convention.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 43, bearded like the pard, Prince is one of the theater's most formidable figures.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jim Lacy, wild hombre alias "Nevada," chased wild horses through an earlier volume, Forlorn River, sacrificed love and happiness for his "pard," and disappeared.
From Time Magazine Archive
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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