US /ˈslɪpəɹ/ UK /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #16304

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a soft, comfortable shoe that is easy to put on and is often worn indoors

    He left one slipper beside the bed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a soft, comfortable shoe... house shoemule
Word family
Forms slippered
Derived forms beslipperhouse-slipperladyslipperpipe-and-slipperslipper-orchidslipperetteslipperlessslipperlikeslipperwort

Etymology

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.

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