labour
English
/ˈleɪ.bə/, /ˈleɪ.bɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- The act of a mother giving birth.
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- (nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- An old measure of land area in Mexico and Texas, approximately 177 acres.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English labouren derived from Old French laborer (work) derived from Latin laborare (elaborate, strive, labor, suffer, exert oneself, be in distress, work out).
Origin
Latin
laborare
Gloss
elaborate, strive, labor, suffer, exert oneself, be in distress, work out
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Labour Party English
- anti-labour English
- antilabour English
- belabour English
- belabourer English
- belaboureth English
- laborite English
- labouress English
- labourest English
- laboureth English
- labourism English
- labourist English
- labourous English
- labourously English
- laboursome English
- mislabour English
- nonlabour English
- outlabour English
- overlabour English
- party English
- prelabour English
- laborare Latin
- labōrāre Latin
- labōrō, labōrāre, laboro Latin
- labouren Middle English
- laborer Old French
- labouother Norman
- labourer Middle French