First Known Use: before 12th century
Dictionary
1sty
noun \ˈstī\
plural sties also styes
Definition of STY
: pigpen
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Origin of STY
Middle English, from Old English stig pen; pigpen; akin to Old Norse svīnsti pigpen
2sty
verb
stied or styedsty·ing
Definition of STY
transitive verb
: to lodge or keep in a sty
intransitive verb
: to live in a sty
First Known Use of STY
before 12th century
3sty
noun \ˈstī\
plural sties or styes
Definition of STY
: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid
Variants of STY
sty or stye \ˈstī\
Origin of STY
short for obsolete English styan, from Middle English styanye eye with a sty, from Old English stīgend sty, from stīgan to go up, rise — more at stair
First Known Use: 1617
STY Defined for Kids
1sty
noun \ˈstī\
plural sties
Definition of STY for Kids
: pigpen
2sty
noun \ˈstī\
plural sties or styes
Definition of STY for Kids
: a painful red swelling on the edge of an eyelid
Variants of STY
sty or stye \ˈstī\
Medical Dictionary
sty
noun
plural sties or styes
Medical Definition of STY
: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid—called also hordeolum
Variants of STY
sty or stye \ˈstī\
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