Badge | Mean of badge in English Dictionary

/ˈbæʤ/

• Noun
• a small object (such as a tag, pin, or metal shield) that is worn or held up by a person so that it can be easily seen, that has writing (such as a person's name) and often a picture on it, and that shows who the person is
1. The policeman flashed his badge.
2. Don't forget to wear your name badge.
3. The receptionist glanced at my visitor's badge.
• a cloth patch that can be sewn onto clothing and that is awarded to a person (such as a Boy Scout or Girl Scout) for doing something
1. She earned 10 merit badges in scouting.
• something that represents or is a sign of something else
1. She viewed her failures as a badge of humanity.
2. He wore his ethnic heritage as a badge of honor/pride. [=he was proud of his ethnic heritage and did not try to hide it]