Gipsy
[
jip
-see]
/ˈdʒɪp si/
noun
,
plural
Gipsies,
adjective
1.
Gypsy
.
Also,
gipsy
.
Related forms
gipsydom,
noun
gipsyesque,
gipsyish,
gipsylike,
gipseian,
adjective
gipsyhood,
noun
gipsyism,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
Gipsy
Gipsy
/
ˈdʒɪpsɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-sies
1.
(
sometimes not capital
)
a variant spelling of
Gypsy
Derived Forms
Gipsyish,
adjective
Gipsydom,
noun
Gipsyhood,
noun
Gipsy-like,
adjective
Gypsy
/
ˈdʒɪpsɪ
/
noun
(
sometimes not capital
) (
pl
)
-sies
1.
a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies. They migrated from NW India from about the 9th century onwards
(
as modifier
):
a Gypsy fortune-teller
2.
the language of the Gypsies; Romany
3.
a person who looks or behaves like a Gypsy
Derived Forms
Gypsydom,
Gipsydom,
noun
Gypsyhood,
Gipsyhood,
noun
Gypsyish,
Gipsyish,
adjective
Gypsy-like,
Gipsy-like,
adjective
Word Origin
C16: from
Egyptian
, since they were thought to have come originally from Egypt
Word Origin and History for
Gipsy
gipsy
alternative spelling of
gypsy
.