bayou | Definition of bayou

Synonyms and Antonyms of bayou

a stream that flows into a larger body of water

a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream

Synonyms of bayou

affluent, branch, confluent, feeder, influent, tributary

Words Related to bayou

brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet

fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, source

Antonyms of bayou

distributary, effluent