noun
photo
A photograph.
She keeps a photo of her family on her desk.
Etymology
Photo is a shortening of photograph. It retains the opening element of the longer word, whose roots describe an image recorded with light.
More examples
- We take photos at every family reunion.
- I need a recent photo for my passport.
- This photo is too blurry to print.
Forms
photo · photos
Similar words
- photograph
- Photograph is the full form, often preferred in formal writing.
- picture
- Picture also covers drawings and paintings, not just photographs.
- snapshot
- Snapshot usually means a quick, informal photograph without careful staging.