bawd- root words — words with the bawd- root

The root bawd- comes from Old French baude, meaning bold, merry, lewd. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including bawdier, bawdiest, bawdy, bawdily, bawdiness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bawd- root

Explore words with bawd- — words containing the bawd- root and sharing its sense of "bold, merry, lewd". Examples include bawdier, bawdiest, bawdy, bawdily, bawdiness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bawd- mean?

The bawd- root means bold, merry, lewd, from Old French baude. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.