n.
Pronunciation: ' n ə rd
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Date: 1951
: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerd s >
– nerd · i · ness \ ' n ə r-d ē -n ə s \ noun
– nerd · ish \ ' n ə r-dish \ adjective
– nerdy \ -d ē \ adjective