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Definitions for Baggage

[1] trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
[2] the portable equipment of an army.
[3] things that encumber one's freedom, progress, development, or adaptability; impediments: intellectual baggage that keeps one from thinking clearly; neurotic conflicts that arise from struggling with too much emotional baggage.
[4] Archaic . a worthless woman. a prostitute or disreputable woman. Often Disparaging . a pert, playful young woman or girl: a pretty baggage; a saucy baggage.
[5] suitcases, bags, etc, packed for a journey; luggage mainly US and Canadian (as modifier ) baggage car
[6] an army's portable equipment
[7] informal , old-fashioned a pert young woman an immoral woman or prostitute
[8] Irish informal a cantankerous old woman
[9] informal previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances cultural baggage

Words related to Baggage

equipment, paraphernalia, gear, luggage, tote, things, impedimenta, effects, slough, belongings, trappings, bags, overnighter, accoutrements, carry-on, two-suiter

Words nearby Baggage

bagdad, bagdad boil, bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster, baggataway, bagger

Origin of Baggage

1400–50; late Middle English bagage < Middle French, equivalent to Old French bag(ues ) bundles, packs (perhaps < Old Norse; see bag) + -age -age

Word origin for Baggage

C15: from Old French bagage , from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggi bag

Synonyms for Baggage

equipment, gear, luggage, paraphernalia, accoutrements, bags, belongings, effects, impedimenta, overnighter, parcels, slough, suitcases, things, tote, trappings, carry-on, fortnighter, tote bag, two-suiter