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Definition groom

Etymology 1

1604, short for bridegroom (“husband-to-be”), from Middle English brydgrome, alternation (with intrusive r) of earlier bridegome (“bridegroom”), from Old English br?dguma (“bridegroom”), from br?d (“bride”) + guma (“man, hero”). In Middle English, the second element was re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”). Guma derives from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *d???m?m?; it is cognate to Icelandic gumi and Norwegian gume and, ultimately, human.

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

1. A man who is about to marry; short form of bridegroom.

Etymology 2

From Middle English grom, grome (“man-child, boy, youth”), of uncertain origin. Apparently related to Middle Dutch grom (“boy”), Old Icelandic grómr, gromr (“man, manservant, boy”), Old French gromme (“manservant”), from the same Germanic root. Possibly from Old English *gr?ma, from Proto-Germanic *gr?mô, related to *gr?an? (“to grow”), though uncertain as *gr?an? was used typically of plants; its secondary meaning being "to turn green".

Alternative etymology describes Middle English grom, grome as an alteration of gome (“man”) with an intrusive r (also found in bridegroom, hoarse, cartridge, etc.), with the Middle Dutch and Old Icelandic cognates following similar variation of their respective forms.

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

1. A person who cares for horses.
2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
3. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

Verb

groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed)

1. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
2. To care for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
3. To prepare someone for election or appointment.
4. To prepare a ski slope for skiers
5. (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of somebody, especially a minor, with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse, human trafficking or sexual slavery.

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