scrapbook

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US/ˈskɹæpˌbʊk/

noun

A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.

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Meanings

nounscrapbook (plural scrapbooks)

plural scrapbooks

  1. A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged.
verbscrapbook (third-person singular simple present scrapbooks, present participle scrapbooking, simple past and past participle scrapbooked)

present singular third person scrapbooks · participle present scrapbooking · participle past scrapbooked · past scrapbooked

  1. intransitiveTo create scrapbooks.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
album

Origin

From scrap + book.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish leikekirja
  • leikekirjabook with personal/family contents
Italian album
  • albumbook with personal/family contents
Spanish álbum de recortes
  • álbum de recortesbook with personal/family contents
Swedish urklippsbok
  • urklippsbokbook with personal/family contents
Welsh sgraplyfr
  • sgraplyfrbook with personal/family contents
Cite this entry
APA

scrapbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbook

MLA

“scrapbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrapbook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbook.

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