Barefoot

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ˈbɛɹfÊŠt/
• RP IPA: /ˈbɛəfÊŠt/
• Hyphenation: barefoot

Origin

From Middle English barefote, barfot, from Old English bærfōt ("barefoot"), from Proto-Germanic *bazafōts ("barefoot") equivalent to bare + foot. Cognate with Scots barefit ("barefoot"), Old Frisian berfōt ("barefoot"; modern Saterland Frisian boarfouts ("barefoot", adverb.)), Dutch barrevoets ("barefoot", adverb.), German barfuß ("barefoot"), Danish barfodet ("barefoot"), Swedish barfota ("barefoot", adverb.), Icelandic berfættur ("barefoot").

Full definition of barefoot

Adjective

1. Wearing nothing on the feet.After removing their shoes, socks and sandals at the doorway, the kids were barefoot.
2. (colloquial, of a vehicle on an icy road) not using snow chains.

Synonyms

• barefooted, discalced, shoeless, unshod, unshoed

Adverb

1. Wearing nothing on the feet.She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.

Derived terms

• barefooting
• the shoemaker's children go barefoot