noun

slipper

SLIH-puh

Slipper (noun) means a soft, lightweight shoe made to be worn easily indoors. Example: “He padded around the kitchen in his slippers.”

noun

A soft, lightweight shoe made to be worn easily indoors.

"He padded around the kitchen in his slippers."

"She kept a pair of fuzzy slippers by the bed."

How to use slipper

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA soft shoe for wearing around the house.

Common pairings

a pair of slippers bedroom slippers house slippers

more slipper comparative, slippered past tense, slippers plural, slippers singular, most slipper superlative

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He padded around the kitchen in his _____.

From Middle English "slypper," built from "slip" plus "-er" — a shoe you simply slip on.

Origin: Middle English

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What does “slipper” mean?

The word “slipper” means a soft, lightweight shoe made to be worn easily indoors. In plain terms, a soft shoe for wearing around the house.

How do you pronounce “slipper”?

“Slipper” is pronounced SLIH-puh (/ˈslɪpəɹ/ in IPA).

How do you use “slipper” in a sentence?

Here is “slipper” used in a sentence: “He padded around the kitchen in his slippers.”

What part of speech is “slipper”?

“Slipper” is a noun.

Where does the word “slipper” come from?

The word “slipper” comes from Middle English. From Middle English "slypper," built from "slip" plus "-er" — a shoe you simply slip on.

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