hobby

hob·by ¹  (hb)

n. pl. hob·bies

An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

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[Middle English hobi, hobyn, small horse, hobby horse, perhaps from Hobin, Hobby, nickname for Robert.]

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hobby·ist n.

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hob·by ²  (hb)

n. pl. hob·bies

Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game.

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[Middle English hobi, from Old French hobe, hobel.]

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hobby

Noun

pl -bies an activity pursued in one's spare time for pleasure or relaxation [probably variant of name Robin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hobby - an auxiliary activity avocation, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline pastime, pursuit, interest - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves
	2.	hobby - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride rocking horse, hobbyhorse plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with rocker - a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
	3.	hobby - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds Falco subbuteo falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae

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hobby

noun pastime, relaxation, leisure pursuit, sideline, diversion, avocation, favourite occupation, (leisure) activity

Translations

hobby [ˈhɔbɪ] n → pasatiempo, afición f

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hobby [ˈhɔbɪ] n → passe-temps favori

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hobby [ˈhɔbɪ] n → Hobby nt, Steckenpferd nt

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hobby [ˈhɔbɪ] n → hobby m inv; passatempo