Phrase guide

coloring book

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A book containing line art for readers (usually children) to add color using crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, or other artistic media.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: picture book

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ներկելու ալբոմ (nerkelu albom) — a type of book
  • Azerbaijani: boyama — a type of book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖畫書 /图画书 (túhuàshū) — a type of book
  • Czech: omalovánky — a type of book
  • Dutch: kleurboek — a type of book
  • Estonian: värvimisraamat — a type of book
  • Faroese: málibók — a type of book
  • Finnish: värityskirja — a type of book
  • French: livre de coloriage — a type of book
  • German: Malbuch — a type of book
  • Japanese: 塗り絵 (nurie) — a type of book
  • Khmer: សៀវភៅផាត់ពណ៌ (siəwphɨw phat pɔə) — a type of book
  • Mongolian: буддаг ном (buddag nom) — a type of book
  • Pannonian Rusyn: вифарбйованка (vifarbjovanka) — a type of book
  • Polish: kolorowanka — a type of book
  • Polish: malowanka — a type of book
  • Polish: rysowanka — a type of book
  • Portuguese: livro de colorir — a type of book
  • Russian: раскра́ска (raskráska) — a type of book
  • Russian: кни́жка-раскра́ска (knížka-raskráska) — a type of book
  • Spanish: libro de colorear — a type of book
  • Spanish: libro para colorear — a type of book
  • Swedish: målarbok — a type of book
  • Thai: สมุดระบายสี (sà-mùt-rá-baai-sǐi) — a type of book
  • Thai: หนังสือระบายสี (nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-rá-baai-sǐi) — a type of book
  • Turkish: boyama kitabı — a type of book