CROUP


Meaning of CROUP in English

croup /kruːp/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: croup 'to croak, cough' (16-19 centuries) , from the sound ]

an illness in children which makes them cough and have difficulty breathing

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