Synonyms for ladybug
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ley-dee-buhg |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ diˌbʌg |
Top 10 synonyms for ladybug Other synonyms for the word ladybug
Définition of ladybug
Origin :- 1690s, from lady + bug (n.). The "lady" is the Virgin Mary (cf. German cognate Marienkäfer). In Britain, now usually ladybird beetle (1704), through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy.
- As in insect : noun bug
- It will appear, from this, that Mrs. Ladybug was not always as pleasant as she might have been.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Mrs. Ladybug was one of the few that were sometimes disagreeable to Betsy.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Who is this Mrs. Ladybug, to pick flaws in the beautiful Betsy Butterfly?
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- However, he could think of nothing but Mrs. Ladybug and her unkind speeches.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Mrs. Ladybug always liked to do most of the talking herself.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- And when she caught sight of him Mrs. Ladybug paused in her labors.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Mrs. Ladybug made her news last as long as possible in the telling.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Now, you might think that would have satisfied Mrs. Ladybug.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- And Mrs. Ladybug looked at the vine on which they were standing.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- On the contrary, he was the tiniest frog that Mrs. Ladybug had ever seen.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey
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