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catch a cold
catch a cold
To become ill with the common cold. My sister's been sick all week, and now I think I've caught a cold from her. I hate going to the doctor's office—I always seem to catch a cold after being around all those germs!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Gladys | | GLAD-is (English) | Welsh, English |
| Uriasz | | UWR-yahsh | Polish |
| Amarilis | | - | Spanish |
| Radclyffe | | RAD-klif | English (Rare) |
| Pyrrhus | | PIR-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Huri | | - | Biblical |