Ballerina
/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ballet dancer (unisex term); A female ballet dancer. nonstandard, often
- 2 a female ballet dancer wordnet
- 3 A ballet dancer (unisex term); A female ballet dancer.; Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard, often
- 4 A ballet dancer (unisex term); A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino. nonstandard, uncommon
- 5 A ballet flat shoe.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Every girl cannot be a ballerina."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ballerina.