Definition of gossip

• n. - A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
• n. - A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.
• n. - One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.
• n. - The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
• v. t. - To stand sponsor to.
• v. i. - To make merry.
• v. i. - To prate; to chat; to talk much.
• v. i. - To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.