# eyedrop

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.
2. A tear.

## Etymology
From eye + drop. Compare West Frisian eachdrip (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”), Dutch oogdrup (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”). Compare also German Augentropfen (“eyedrops”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eyedrop