bosom

bos·om  (bzm, bzm)

n.

1.

a. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.

b. A woman's breast or breasts.

2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.

3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.

4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.

adj.

Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.

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[Middle English, from Old English bsm.]

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bosom [ˈbʊzəm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the chest or breast of a person, esp the female breasts

2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a woman's dress, coat, etc., that covers the chest

3. a protective centre or part the bosom of the family

4. the breast considered as the seat of emotions

5. (modifier) very dear; intimate a bosom friend

vb (tr)

1. to embrace

2. to conceal or carry in the bosom

[Old English bōsm; related to Old High German buosam]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bosom - the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression concealment, privateness, secrecy, privacy - the condition of being concealed or hidden
	2.	bosom - a person's breast or chest breast, chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
	3.	bosom - cloth that covers the chest or breasts cloth covering - a covering made of cloth garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
	4.	bosom - a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" embrace adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
	5.	bosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" heart hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
	6.	bosom - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman tit, titty, boob, breast, knocker adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals ring of color, areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
Verb	1.	bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	2.	bosom - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" hug, embrace, squeeze clasp - hold firmly and tightly clinch - embrace amorously cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby" interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"

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bosom

noun

1. breast, chest, front, bust, boobs (slang), tits (slang), teats, thorax, boobies (slang), titties (slang) On my bosom laid her weeping head.

2. midst, centre, heart, safety, protection, circle, shelter, refuge He went back to the snug bosom of his family.

3. heart, feelings, spirit, soul, emotions, sympathies, sentiments, affections Something gentle seemed to move in her bosom.

adjective

intimate, close, warm, dear, friendly, confidential, cherished, boon, very dear They were bosom friends.

Translations

bosom [ˈbʊzəm]

A. N [of woman] → seno m, pecho m; [of garment] → pechera f
in the bosom of the family → en el seno de la familia
to take sb to one's bosom → acoger amorosamente a algn

B. CPD bosom friend N → amigo/a m/f íntimo/a or entrañable

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bosom [ˈbʊzəm] n

[person] → poitrine f
to take sb/sth to one's bosom (literary) → accueillir qn/qch en son sein

[family] → sein m
bosom friend bosom buddy n → ami(e) m/f intime

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bosom

n

(lit, fig, of person) → Busen m; to lay bare one’s bosom to somebody (fig liter) → jdm sein Herz erschließen (liter), → jdm sein Innerstes offenbaren (liter)

(of dress) → Brustteil m

(fig) in the bosom of his family → im Schoß der Familie

adj attr friend etc → Busen-

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bosom [ˈbʊzəm] n (of woman) (fig) → seno
in the bosom of the family → in seno alla famiglia

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bosom

n bosom [ˈbuzəm]

1 a woman's breasts She has a large bosom. borste صَدْرُ المرأه، ثَدْيا المرأه женски гърди poprsí barm; bryst der Busen στήθος pecho rinnapartii پستان naisen rinnat poitrine שָׁדָיִים वक्षस्थल njedra mell payudara (konu)brjóst petto, seno 乳房 여성의 유방 krūtys krūtis buah dada boezem bryst piersi peito piept грудь poprsie prsi grudi barm, bröst หน้าอกผู้หญิง göğüs, meme 乳房 груди عورت کی چھاتی bộ ngực phụ nữ 乳房

2 the chest She held him tenderly to her bosom. bors, boesem حِضْن гръд prsa bryst die Brust στήθος, κόρφος pecho rind آغوش rinta poitrine, sein חָזֵה छाती grudi mell(kas) dada brjóst; faðmur petto 胸 가슴 krūtinė krūtis dada borst barm pierś, łono peito piept, sân грудь prsia prsi, naročje nedra famn, bröst อก sine, göğüs, bağır 胸 груди سینہ ngực 胸

3 the innermost part in the bosom of his family. in die skoot van sy gesin قَلْب، صَميم най-вътрешната част lůno skød das Herz το ενδότερο κομμάτι, κόρφος (μτφ.) seno rüpp درون ydin sein בְּחֵיק अन्त:करण krilo kebel di dalam faðmur seno 内部 속마음 prieglobstis azote; [] loks dalam pangkuan keluarga boezem (familiens) skjød łono seio sân лоно lono naročje intima sköte ส่วนในสุด kucak, koyun 內部 серце, душа اندرونی sự che chở 内部

adj

intimate; close a bosom friend. boesem حَميم близък blízký, důvěrný hjerteven Busen-... επιστήθιος íntimo südame- صمیمی läheinen intime יְדִיד נֶפֶש अंतरंग मित्र najbolji kebelbarát akrab náinn vinur, trúnaðarvinur del cuore 親密な 친한 artimas sirdsdraugs; sirdsdraudzene rapat boezem- hjerte- serdeczny do peito intim близкий, закадычный dôverný intimen blizak intim, nära, närmaste ใกล้ชิด çok samimî 親密的 близький باعتماد ، رازدان thân thiết 亲密的