Main Entry: ¹where·abouts

Pronunciation: \-ə-ˌbau̇ts\

Variant(s): also where·about \-ˌbau̇t\

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s, adverb suffix) & wher aboute, from where, wher where + about, aboute about — more at whence

Date: 14th century

: about where : near what place <whereabouts is the house>