- 1a small bag, usually made of leather, and often carried in a pocket or attached to a belt a tobacco pouch She kept her money in a pouch around her neck.
- 2a large bag for carrying letters, especially official ones see diplomatic pouch
- 3a pocket of skin on the stomach of some female marsupial animals, such as kangaroos, in which they carry their young
- 4a pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, such as hamsters, in which they store food
Check pronunciation: pouch