{"era":"current","word":"smack","meaning":"To strike with the flat of the hand or a flat object.","children":[{"era":"15th century","word":"smack","meaning":"to hit, to slap","children":[{"era":"15th century","word":"smacken","meaning":"to hit, slap (onomatopoeic)","children":[],"language":"Low German / Dutch"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}