n.
Pronunciation: ' jip-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Gypsies
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from Egyptian
Date: 1537
1 : a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and No. America
2 : ROMANY 2
3 not capitalized : one that resembles a Gypsy especially : WANDERER