DAY 300 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids:
Obsolete words are no longer in general use and may have fallen out of favor for nearly a century or more, but who says obsolete and rarely used words can’t be revived by kids who love words?
Today’s word is VERRUCA, and in keeping with approaching Halloween, verruca is a noun meaning wart or wart-like growth or formation.
The word verruca derives from the Latin verruca, originally referring to the outgrowth on precious stones and is documented back to the 16th century.
Kids will love the word verruca because it’s a new “old” way to describe or define a common word… just a bit more mysteriously.
Use the word verruca with your kids and grandkids today. You won’t have to look further than a witch’s nose!
Join me each day here for OCTOBER OBSOLETE – 365 DAYS OF LITERACY FOR KIDS! – fun, easy and completely do-able!