prudes

We have found lemma(root) word of prudes : prude.

Definitions


[pruːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
(e.g: the sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from French, back-formation from prudefemme, feminine of prud'homme ‘good man and true’, from prod, prud ‘courageous, good’ (see proud)




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