Lap
/læp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts3 letters
Definition of Lap
noun
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered
- A place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
"The boy was sitting on his mother's lap."