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ladybug

UK/ˈleɪ.di.bʌɡ/

ladybug noun: synonym of ladybird.

ladybug: synonym of ladybird
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Noun

ladybug (plural ladybugs)

  1. (Canada, US) Synonym of ladybird.
    Synonyms:
    ladybird

ladybug meaning in Urdu

ladybug in Urdu

ladybug
تیج tīj

Synonyms of ladybug

Forms of ladybug

pluralladybugs
alternative formlady-bug

Plural of ladybug: ladybugs

Origin of ladybug

From lady + bug, the “lady” here referring to Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Compare German Marienkäfer, Danish mariehøne, Latvian mārīte, Macedonian бубамара (bubamara) and Spanish mariquita.

Words formed from ladybug

Questions about ladybug

What does ladybug mean?
Ladybug means synonym of ladybird.
What is ladybug in Urdu?
Ladybug in Urdu is تیج (tīj). See Ladybug meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ladybug?
Ladybug is a noun.
How do you pronounce ladybug?
Ladybug is pronounced /ˈleɪ.di.bʌɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of ladybug?
The plural of ladybug is ladybugs.

Words near ladybug in the dictionary

  1. ladyboners
  2. ladyboy
  3. ladyboys
  4. ladybro
  5. ladybros
  6. ladybug
  7. ladybugs
  8. Ladyburn
  9. ladycation
  10. ladycations
  11. ladyclock

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ladybug (page history and authors); تیج (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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