Definition/Meaning of hobby

• English - Noun: hobby (plural hobbies) An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time . take up a hobby give up your hobby An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles , also known as the Irish Hobby. 1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 7: I was out a-hunting to-day, and I got away to a place in the wood I’d never seen before. And there was an old chalk-pit. And I…
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English hoby (“small horse, pony”), a variant or alteration of hobyn (“a small ambling horse”), of uncertain and disputed origin. According to one theory the term is derived from H obin , a pet name of Robert or Robin , at the time frequently used as a proper name for a workhorse (compare dobbin ). Alternatively, possibly from Anglo-Norman hobyn, Old French hobin , obin…
• English - Pronunciation: (UK) IPA: /ˈhɒ.bi/ (US) IPA: /ˈhɑ.bi/ Rhymes: -ɒbi
• English - Synonyms: pastime amusement diversion divertisement fancy kill-time pursuit sport avocation hobby horse
• English - Derived terms: hobby bobby hobbycraft hobby desk hobby farm hobby fuse hobby horse hobby horsing hobbyism hobbyist hobby knife hobbyless hobbylike hobby table Irish hobby Irish Hobby jobby ride a hobby