noun
slipper
SLIH-puh
noun
1
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 notesIn plain EnglishA soft shoe for wearing around the house.
Common pairings
a pair of slippers
bedroom slippers
house slippers
Word Forms
more slipper comparative, slippered past tense, slippers plural, slippers singular, most slipper superlative
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Etymology
From Middle English "slypper," built from "slip" plus "-er" — a shoe you simply slip on.