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Peabody

UK/ˈpiːbədi/US/ˈpibɑdi/

Peabody proper noun: a surname transferred from the nickname.

peabody: a surname transferred from the nickname
Image: Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun (1)

Peabody

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
  3. A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after F. H. Peabody, a director of the Santa Fe.
  4. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts, named after George Peabody.
  5. A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a synonym of Neighborhood Nine.

Proper noun (2)

Peabody

  1. The Peabody Award, granted annually and internationally for excellence in broadcasting.

Origin of Peabody

From Middle English Pebody, equivalent to pea (“peacock”) + body (“body, person”).

Named for George Foster Peabody.

Words formed from Peabody

Phrases with Peabody

Questions about Peabody

What does Peabody mean?
Peabody means a surname transferred from the nickname.
What part of speech is Peabody?
Peabody is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peabody?
Peabody is pronounced /ˈpibɑdi/ (US).

Words near Peabody in the dictionary

  1. pea-time is past
  2. pea-times
  3. peaberries
  4. peaberry
  5. Peabo
  6. Peabody
  7. Peabody action
  8. Peabody actions
  9. Peabody bird
  10. Peabody birds
  11. peabrain

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