Croup (Noun)
Meaning 1
The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor diagnosed the infant with croup, a common disease in young children characterized by harsh coughing and hoarseness.
- After a few days of exposure to the virus, the toddler developed croup, which caused her to cough and wheeze severely.
- The croup that had been going around the daycare center finally reached Emily's little brother, who woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and labored breathing.
- When her son developed croup, Sarah did everything she could to ease his symptoms, including using a humidifier to help reduce the inflammation in his throat.
- After several days of elevated temperatures and raspy cough, the pediatrician confirmed that baby Jack had indeed contracted croup, which would need close monitoring by his parents.