variants or
: a usually ankle-length boot, slipper, or sock
especially : an infant's knitted or crocheted sock

Examples of bootee in a Sentence

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Maintaining a barrier against the cross-contamination of their feelings was as important as the masks and bootees. Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023 Defense attorney Dan Nardoni suggested that in Bruno’s case, the true killer fled and left her blood on a bootee that Gargiulo had accidentally dropped in the area. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bootee was in 1799

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“Bootee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bootee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

bootee

noun
boot·​ee
variants or bootie
ˈbüt-ē
: an infant's knitted or crocheted sock

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