groomed Definition

groom
noun

1. Someone who looks after horses and cleans stables.

Thesaurus: servant, hostler, stable boy, equerry.
2. A bridegroom.

Thesaurus: bridegroom, spouse, consort.
3. A title given to various officers in a royal household.

verb groomed, grooming

1. To clean, brush and generally smarten (animals, especially horses).
2. To keep (a person) clean and neat, especially regarding clothes and hair.

Thesaurus: clean, neaten, preen, primp, tidy, spruce, brush.
3. To train or prepare someone for a specified office, stardom or success in any sphere.

Thesaurus: train, school, prepare, ready, drill, initiate.

Etymology: 13c as grom boy, man, or manservant.