n.
Function: noun
Etymology: English dialect croup to cry hoarsely, cough, probably of imitative origin
Date: 1765
: inflammation, edema, and subsequent obstruction of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi especially of infants and young children that is typically caused by a virus and is marked by episodes of difficult breathing and hoarse metallic cough
– croupy \ -p ē \ adjective