noun
raindrop
RAYND-rop
noun
1
A single drop of water falling as rain.
"A raindrop hit the window and slid slowly down the glass."
"You could hear each raindrop tapping on the tin roof."
How to Use Raindrop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOne individual drop of rain, as opposed to rain in general.
Common pairings
a single raindrop
raindrops on the window
Word Forms
raindrops plural
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Etymology
From Old English regndropa, simply "rain" plus "drop" — one droplet of falling rain.