noun
bosom
BUUZM
noun
1
A person's chest, especially a woman's breasts.
"She clutched the photograph to her bosom."
2
One's innermost feelings or private thoughts.
"He kept his doubts locked in his bosom, telling no one."
adj
1
Describing a very close, intimate relationship, especially in "bosom friend."
"They had been bosom friends since primary school."
verb
1
To hold something close and protectively, or to hide it from view.
"She bosomed the letter beneath her coat as she left the house."
How to Use Bosom
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person's chest, or, more figuratively, the private inner part of someone's feelings.
Common pairings
bosom friend
in the bosom of
close to one's bosom
Word Forms
bosomed past tense, bosoms plural, bosoms singular
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Etymology
From Old English bosm, going back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to swell or curve" — related to words for "breast" and "cheek" in several other old languages.