bootee

[ boo-tee, boo-tee ]

noun
  1. a less common variant of bootie.

Origin of bootee

1
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; boot1 + -ee, perhaps as pseudo-French spelling of -y2 (-ie)

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British Dictionary definitions for bootee

bootee

bootie

/ (ˈbuːtiː, buːˈtiː) /


noun
  1. a soft shoe for a baby, esp a knitted one

  2. a boot for women and children, esp an ankle-length one

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