[gos.sip] n [ME gossib, fr. OE godsibb, fr. god god + sibb kinsman, fr. sibb related--more at sib] (bef. 12c) 1 a dial Brit: godparent b: companion, crony c: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
2. a: rumor or report of an intimate nature b: a chatty talk c: the subject matter of gossip -- gos.sip.ry n
[2]gossip vi (1627): to relate gossip -- gos.sip.er n