neighbor

neigh·bor
N1E1I1G2H4B3O1R1
US/ˈneɪ.bɚ/

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

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OriginMiddle English neyghebour →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

neighbor1

nounneighbor (plural neighbors)

plural neighbors

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of neighbour.
verbneighbor (third-person singular simple present neighbors, present participle neighboring, simple past and past participle neighbored)

present singular third person neighbors · participle present neighboring · participle past neighbored · past neighbored

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of neighbour.

Neighbor2

proper nounNeighbor (plural Neighbors)

plural Neighbors

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who lives (or is located) near another

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actordoerworker

nouna nearby object of the same kind

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objectphysical object

verblive or be located as a neighbor

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populatedwelllive

verbbe located near or adjacent to

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borderadjoinedge
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishneyghebour“neighbour”
  2. EnglishNeighbor

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

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Cite this entry
APA

neighbor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor

MLA

“neighbor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neighbor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor.

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