bootee
A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
Noun
- A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
- Take off the baby's bootees before you put her in the crib.
- ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or...
- A thick sock worn under a wetsuit.
- An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.
- Surgeons often slip on bootees before entering the operating room.
- Just above the Sunset Strip, construction workers in white bootees were putting the final touches on another home — a 14,000-square-foot house that Mr. Niami is building for himself. - 2017 December 23, Candace Jackson,...
Coordinate Terms: slipper
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Middle English bote English boot English -ee English bootee From boot + -ee (diminutive suffix).