grooming en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
I believe in good grooming.
- (uncountable, usually) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
- (uncountable, usually) The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- (uncountable, usually) Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- (uncountable, usually) The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- (uncountable, usually) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| groomings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
personal hygiene (care for one's appearance)
Deriveds
cybergrooming · nongrooming · allogrooming · snow grooming · autogrooming · hypergrooming
Synonyms
mentoring (act of teaching) · coaching (act of teaching) · refinement · currying (caring for horses)
Translations (32)
ar اِسْتِمَالَة الْأَطْفَال (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · hu bizalmába férkőzés (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · de Pferdepflege (caring for horses) · hu behálózás (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · de Striegeln (caring for horses) · es almohazamiento (caring for horses) · cmn 性引誘 /性引诱 (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · cmn 性誘拐 /性诱拐 (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · fi verkkoviettely (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · de Viehputz (caring for horses) · de Tierpflege (caring for horses) · el καλλωπισμός (care for one's appearance) · hu beetetés (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · ja 身繕い (care for one's appearance) · es arreglo (care for one's appearance) · hu beédesgetés (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · apw bee ídadołzhooní (care for one's appearance) · pt corrupção de menor (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · hu becserkészés (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · de Körperpflege (care for one's appearance) · de Fellpflege (caring for horses) · de Coaching (act of teaching) · sv kontakt med barn i sexuellt syfte (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · fi viettely (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · es acicaladura (caring for horses) · hu lóápolás (caring for horses) · ru ухо́д (care for one's appearance) · es manipulación pederasta (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · hu édesgetés (attempting to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person for sexual purposes) · ru ухо́д (caring for horses) · hu ápoltság (care for one's appearance) · es acicalamiento (care for one's appearance)