Socks - English Vocabulary for Kids

socks

/sɒks/

noun

Soft coverings for your feet worn inside shoes

“Put on your socks before your shoes.”

גרביים

Socks is a noun in the clothing category. It is a beginner (ages 6-8) word, meaning "Soft coverings for your feet worn inside shoes" In Hebrew, socks translates to גרביים.

Example Sentences

She pulled on her warm woolly socks before putting on her boots.
He has thirty pairs of socks but they never seem to match!
The toddler slid across the kitchen floor in her slippy socks.

Did You Know? The oldest known sock ever found is over 1,600 years old — it was discovered in Egypt and was designed to be worn with sandals, with a split between the big toe and the other toes! In many East Asian countries, it is polite to remove your shoes at the door, which means your socks must always be clean and hole-free.