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bos⋅om

  [booz-uhm, boo-zuhm]
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–noun
1. the breast of a human being.
2. the breasts of a woman.
3. the part of a garment that covers the breast.
4. the breast, conceived of as the center of feelings or emotions.
5. something likened to the human breast: the bosom of the earth.
6. a state of enclosing intimacy; warm closeness: the bosom of the family.
–adjective
7. of, pertaining to, or worn on or over the bosom.
8. intimate or confidential: a bosom friend.
–verb (used with object)
9. to take to the bosom; embrace; cherish.
10. to hide from view; conceal.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE bōs(u)m; c. D boesem, G Busen

Synonyms:
4. heart, affection. 8. close, cherished, boon, dear.
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bos·om   (bŏŏz'əm, bōō'zəm)   
n.  

    1. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.

    2. A woman's breast or breasts.

  2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.

  3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.

  4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.

adj.  Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.

[Middle English, from Old English bōsm.]
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Word Origin & History

bosom 
O.E. bosm, from W.Gmc. *bosm- perhaps from PIE base *bhou- "to grow, swell," or *bhaghus "arm." The primary notion would be "enclosure formed by the breast and the arms." Meaning "a woman's breasts" is from 1959; but bosomy "big-breasted" is from 1928. Bosom-friend is first attested 1590.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

bosom bos·om (b&oobreve;z'əm, b&oomacr;'zəm)
n.

  1. The chest of a human.

  2. A woman's breast or breasts.

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Bible Dictionary

Bosom

In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:8). Christ is said to have been in "the bosom of the Father," i.e., he had the most perfect knowledge of the Father, had the closest intimacy with him (John 1:18). John (13:23) was "leaning on Jesus' bosom" at the last supper. Our Lord carries his lambs in his bosom, i.e., has a tender, watchful care over them (Isa. 40:11).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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