bringer-up
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that brings up.
Example Sentences
- "In descending order, the rear bringers-up included "TV's Greatest Commercials" (59th), "Jennifer Slept Here," "The Yellow Rose," "Mr. Smith," "First Camera" from 7:37 p.m. to 8 p.m., and "First Camera" from 7 to 7:37 . . ."
- "Vincent, a wealthy middle-aged English homosexual, is foiled in his desire to play the role of kourotrophos, or bringer-up of boys, to Paul, a vicious, unregenerate young American recently released from prison, where he was serving a sentence for an unspecified sexual offense."
- "My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort."
Etymology
From bring up.