lather C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈlæðər/ UK /ˈlɑːðə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a frothy foam produced by soap and water He worked the soap into a thick lather before shaving. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a frothy foam produced by... foamfrothsudsbubblesspume Word family Derived forms lathery Etymology AI details From Old English lēaþor ('washing soda, foam'), from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lowh₃- ('to wash'). lēaþor Old English *lauþrą Proto-Germanic *lowh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lather **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlæðər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɑːðə/ ## Meanings 1. a frothy foam produced by soap and water ## Examples - He worked the soap into a thick lather before shaving. ## Synonyms - foam - froth - suds - bubbles - spume ## Derived Forms - lathery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lēaþor - Root: *lauþrą - Root: *lowh₃- ## Etymology From Old English lēaþor ('washing soda, foam'), from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lowh₃- ('to wash'). ## AI Etymology Lather comes from Old English lēaþor ('washing soda, foam'), from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lowh₃- ('to wash'). The etymological trail includes Old English lēaþor, Proto-Germanic *lauþrą, Proto-Indo-European *lowh₃-. The same word family includes lathery. Its current noun use means "a frothy foam produced by soap and water". ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown