Definition
People who are passionate and avid readers, spending much time absorbed in books; also, the larval forms of insects that literally burrow through books.
Etymology
From 'book' (Old English 'bōc') + 'worm' (Old English 'wyrm', a snake or worm-like creature). The literal meaning (insects damaging books) came first; the metaphorical meaning (devoted readers) emerged by the 17th century.
Kelly Says
The shift from insect pest to term of endearment is fascinating—calling someone a 'bookworm' became a compliment, transforming an annoying reality into romantic literary identity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ፍቅር
me-ts-ha-af fi-ker
ARالعربية
أصحاب الكتب
as-sahib al-kutub
BNবাংলা
গ্রন্থপণ্ডিত
gro-ntho-pon-di-t
CACatalà
amants de llibres
a-man-ts deh lee-bres
CSČeština
knihomilové
knih-oh-mi-lo-ve
DADansk
bogorme
bog-or-me
DEDeutsch
Bücherwürmer
bue-cher-vuer-mer
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόσοφοι βιβλίων
fee-lo-so-foi vee-bee-on
ESEspañol
devoradores de libros
deh-voh-rah-doh-res deh lee-bros
FAفارسی
عاشقان کتاب
e-sho-kan ke-tab
FISuomi
kirjaprofessorit
kir-ja-pro-fes-so-rit
FRFrançais
amateurs de livres
ah-meh-tyr-dzuh lee-vruh
GUGU
પુસ્તક પ્રેમીઓ
pus-tak pre-mee-o
HAHA
masu karanta
ma-su ka-ran-ta
HEעברית
אוהבי ספרים
o-he-ve se-far-im
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तकप्रेमी
poo-stka-pre-mee
HUMagyar
könyvlakók
kov-nyu-lak-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
cinta buku
cinta boo-koo
IGIG
ndị nwere mgbakwunye
ndi nwe-re mgbak-wun-ye
ITItaliano
appassionati di libri
ah-pass-yo-na-tee dee lee-bree
KKKK
кітап ашу
kita-p a-shu
KMKM
អ្នកស្រឡាញ់សៀវភៅ
a-nk sa-rla-an-sya-v-ph-au
KO한국어
독서 애호가
dogseo aeho-ga
MRMR
पुस्तकाचे प्रेमी
pus-ta-ka-che pre-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta buku
cinta boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် လူငယ်
sa-au-up lu-ngai
NLNederlands
boekwurmen
boek-vurm-en
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬਪ्रेਮੀ
ki-ta-ab-pre-mee
PLPolski
miłośnicy książek
mee-wos-ni-tsi ksia-zek
PTPortuguês
devoradores de livros
deh-voh-rah-doh-res deh lee-vuhs
RORomână
vrăjitori de cărți
vraj-to-ree deh kar-tee
RUРусский
любители книг
lyubiteli knig
SVSvenska
bokormar
bok-or-mar
SWKiswahili
wapenzi wa vitabu
wa-pen-zi wa vi-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
நூல் ரசிகர்கள்
noo-l ra-si-kar-gal
TEతెలుగు
గ్రంథ ప్రేమికులు
gramtha pre-mi-kulu
THไทย
คนรักหนังสือ
kon rak nang-swee
TLTL
mga mahilig sa aklat
mga mah-ee-lig sa ak-lat
TRTürkçe
kitap kurdu
kitap kur-doo
UKУкраїнська
книголюб
kni-ho-lyub
URاردو
کتاب پرست
kitab par-ast
VITiếng Việt
người yêu sách
ngoo yeu sach
YOYO
olòtọ́ ìwé
o-lo-to i-we
ZUZU
abafana basebenzisi
a-ba-fa-na ba-sen-zi-si