worm

Meaning

Noun

worm, vernacular term for various, mostly legless invertebrates; often nematodes or legless arthropod larvae.

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of wormen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of wormen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of wormen:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɔrm/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch worm, from Old Dutch *wurm, *worm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Compare English worm, West Frisian wjirm, German Wurm, Danish orm.