Adam

noun

Ad·​am ˈa-dəm 

1

in the Bible : the first man and father by Eve of Cain and Abel

2

: the unregenerate nature of man

—used especially in the phrase the old Adam

Adamic

ə-ˈda-mik 

adjective

or Adamical

ə-ˈda-mi-kəl 

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, borrowed from Hebrew Ādhām

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Adam

• Adam's apple
• Adam's needle
• not know someone from Adam
• the old Adam

Rhymes for Adam

• madam
• madame
• macadam