Word Type

Noun

The word "earring" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

ear ear lobe jewelry box persons ear pirate's ear

Derived Terms

chandelier earring earringed earringless hoop earring pierced earring slave earring

Derived From

ear ring

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

jewellery jewelry

Type Of (IsA)

jewelry piece of jewlery

Made Of

silver and sometimes gold

Receives Action

worn on ear

Related Terms

earing

Related Terms

ear earing jewelry

Used For

accessorizing one's outfit accessorizing outfit adorning body with jewelry adornment attract mate cranium accessory decorate ear decorate yourself decorating ear lobe decorating one's ear decoration displaying individuality enhance appearance hanging in ear looking nice play pirate rebel against parents vanity wearing diamond on ear wearing jewlery wearing pearl on ear wearing sapphire on ear

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.