Main Entry: nerd

Pronunciation: \ˈnərd\

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

Date: 1951

: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerds>

— nerd·i·ness \ˈnər-dē-nəs\ noun

— nerd·ish \ˈnər-dish\ adjective

— nerdy \-dē\ adjective