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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 notes

In 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.

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