Wild chimpanzees change the meaning of individual calls by combining them in different ways, a behavior that reflects how ...

"All this talk of food might inspire one to get a takeaway, or to tapau," OED said, referring to another new word which originated from Mandarin and the Cantonese dialect, meaning "to package ...

Every year new slang words are created ... Be extra mindful of this one. The modest meaning word became a worldwide hit on TikTok and led to a fashion trend of ladies dressing “very cutesy ...

The dictionary is the foundation of language, and the words in it not only help readers learn new meanings but also actively shape our social reality. The issue: That foundation isn’t always ...

"Even at a surprisingly young age, kids have sophisticated knowledge of the grammar of sentences and can use that to learn the meanings of new words," says Athulya Aravind, an associate professor ...