noun
booty
A soft shoe or knitted foot covering, especially for a baby.
The baby’s knitted booty slips off one foot.
Etymology
Boot names a foot covering, and -y forms a diminutive. Booty applies that small-scale image to a soft covering for the foot, especially one made for a baby.
More examples
- She made a pair of wool booties.
- A tiny booty lay beside the blanket.
- He found the missing booty under the crib.
Forms
booty · booties
Similar words
- bootee
- An alternate spelling.
- baby shoe
- A broader descriptive phrase.