I. -ə-ˌbau̇ts adverb
also where·about -ˌbau̇t
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
II. conjunction
also whereabout
Date: 14th century
1. obsolete : on what business or errand
2. : near what place : where
know whereabouts he lives
III. noun plural but singular or plural in construction
( also whereabout )
Date: 1605
: the place or general locality where a person or thing is
their present whereabouts are a secret