Peach

/piːtʃ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A soft, juicy fruit with a fuzzy skin and a large seed, usually yellow or pink in color.

I enjoy eating a ripe peach on a hot summer day.

A tree that bears peaches, known scientifically as Prunus persica.

The peach in our backyard is full of delicious fruit this year.

Something or someone considered to be very good or excellent.

She is a peach of a person, always so kind and helpful.

verb

To informally report someone to the authorities, especially for wrongdoing.

He decided to peach on his accomplices to reduce his own sentence.

Middle English 'peche', from Old French 'peche', from Latin 'persica (malum)' meaning 'Persian apple'.

peach of a job

An easy or pleasant job.

just peachy

Used to indicate that everything is great or satisfactory.

to peach

To inform on someone; to betray.

nectarine

A smooth-skinned variety of peach.

cobbler

A dessert made with fruit, including peaches.

orchard

A piece of land where fruit trees, including peach trees, are grown.

An attractive or desirable person.

That girl is a real peach!

To betray someone or inform on them.

I can't believe you would peach on your friends like that.