keep- root words — words with the keep- root

The root keep- comes from Old English cepan, meaning hold, tend. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including safekeeping, shopkeeper, shopkeepers, storekeeper, unkept, zookeeper. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the keep- root

Explore words with keep- — words containing the keep- root and sharing its sense of "hold, tend". Examples include safekeeping, shopkeeper, shopkeepers, storekeeper, unkept, zookeeper. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does keep- mean?

The keep- root means hold, tend, from Old English cepan. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.