rosebud

A noun referring to the bud of a rose flower, or used in literary contexts to describe a pretty young girl.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Knospe einer Rose bezeichnet; in literarischen Kontexten auch für ein hübsches junges Mädchen verwendet.

1. Flower bud A2 formal

   The bud of a rose flower, before it fully opens.

   • The garden was full of delicate rosebuds waiting to bloom.
   • She carefully cut a single rosebud for the vase.
   • The morning dew glistened on the tight rosebud.

   🇩🇪Rosenknospe

2. Literary term for a young girl C1 formal

   A poetic or literary reference to a pretty young girl, often implying innocence or budding beauty.

   • In the poem, the author compared the young maiden to a rosebud.
   • The story's heroine was described as a sweet rosebud of the village.
   • He wrote a sonnet about a rosebud, a metaphor for his beloved.

   🇩🇪Junge Mädchen

   Synonyme: damsellassmaidennymph

• rosebuds plural form
• rosebuds' possessive plural form
• rosebud's possessive singular form