measles
noun /ˈmiːzlz/
/ˈmiːzlz/
[uncountable]- a disease, especially of children, that causes a high temperature and small red spots that cover the whole body
- All our children have had the measles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + measles- have
- catch
- contract
- …
- virus
- immunization
- vaccination
- …
Word OriginMiddle English maseles, probably from Middle Dutch masel ‘pustule’ (compare with modern Dutch mazelen ‘measles’). The spelling change was due to association with Middle English mesel ‘leprous, leprosy’.