badge

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bæd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ædʒ === Noun === badge (plural badges) A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area. Something characteristic; a mark; a token. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc. He has got his badge, and piked. ― He was branded on the hand, and is at liberty. (nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one. (heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings. (graphical user interface) A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages. (Internet, video games) An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement. (slang) A police officer. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:badge ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Gulf Arabic: باجة (bāja) → Japanese: バッジ (bajji) → Korean: 배지 (baeji) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged) (transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge. (transitive) To show a badge to. (ambitransitive) To enter a restricted area by showing one’s badge. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “badge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1] === Anagrams === bedag, begad, debag == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English badge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /badʒ/ Homophones: badgent, badges === Noun === badge m (plural badges) identity badge === Verb === badge inflection of badger: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “badge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012