daydream

== English == === Etymology === From day +‎ dream. Compare West Frisian deidream (“daydream”), Dutch dagdroom (“daydream”), German Tagtraum (“daydream”), Swedish dagdröm (“daydream”), Icelandic dagdraumur (“daydream”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/, [ˈdeɪdɹiːm], (sometimes) [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] enPR: dā'drēmˈ === Noun === daydream (plural daydreams) A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality. Coordinate terms: woolgathering, brown study, castles in Spain, reverie ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === daydream (third-person singular simple present daydreams, present participle daydreaming, simple past and past participle daydreamt or daydreamed) (intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === daymare dream nightmare REM