ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective)
or barefooted ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Etymology: Middle English barefot, from Old English bærfōt (akin to Middle High German barvuoz, Old Frisian berfōt, Old Norse berfœttr ), from bær bare + fōt foot — more at bare , foot
1.
a. : with the feet bare : without shoes or stockings
a barefoot boy
go barefoot in the summertime
b. of a horse : unshod
2. : wearing only sandals on the feet — used especially of certain religious communities
3. : set up and fastened without a mortise and tenon (as a post or stud in a balloon frame)
4. of an oil well : drilled without a casing