Hampstead

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hæmpstɛd/

Etymology 1

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.

Proper noun

Hampstead

1. An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).
2. A village in Dominica.
3. A town in Maryland.
4. A town in New Hampshire.
5. A census-designated place in North Carolina.

Derived terms

• Hampstead Heath
• Hampstead Norreys, Hampstead Norris
• South Hampstead
• West Hampstead

Etymology 2

From Hampstead Heath.

Noun

Hampstead (plural Hampsteads)

1. shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang).

   That geezer knocked out his bloody Hampsteads, he did!

Anagrams

• headstamp