soprano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.

noun

1. The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
2. A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
   boy soprano
   soprano saxophone
   I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos. 2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life

verb

1. To sing or utter with high pitch.
   "Sure they ain't done me no harm," sopranoed the woman. 1953, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel