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bud
noun
a
small
growth
on
a
plant
that
will
develop
into
a
flower
,
leaf
,
or
shoot
•
In
early
spring
,
tiny
green
buds
appeared
on
the
cherry
tree
branches
.
In
early
spring
,
tiny
green
buds
appeared
on
the
cherry
tree
branches
.
•
She
gently
touched
the
rose
bud
to
feel
how
soft
it
was
.
She
gently
touched
the
rose
bud
to
feel
how
soft
it
was
.
Old
English
budde
,
of
uncertain
origin
;
related
to
Middle
Dutch
botte
“
bud
,
tip
.”
verb
-
bud
,
budding
,
buds
,
budded
to
begin
to
form
or
produce
buds
;
to
start
growing
new
shoots
•
The
old
potato
in
the
pantry
has
started
to
bud
.
The
old
potato
in
the
pantry
has
started
to
bud
.
•
After
the
warm
rain
,
the
bare
branches
quickly
budded
.
After
the
warm
rain
,
the
bare
branches
quickly
budded
.
Verb
sense
from
the
noun
“
bud
,”
first
recorded
in
the
14th
century
.
noun
informal
used
as
a
friendly
way
to
address
or
refer
to
a
boy
,
man
,
or
close
friend
•
"
Thanks
for
fixing
my
bike
,
bud
,"
Jake
said
to
his
neighbor
.
"
Thanks
for
fixing
my
bike
,
bud
,"
Jake
said
to
his
neighbor
.
•
A
father
ruffled
his
son's
hair
and
said
, "
Great
game
,
bud
!"
A
father
ruffled
his
son's
hair
and
said
, "
Great
game
,
bud
!"
Shortened
form
of
“
buddy
,”
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
.