Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut the baby in half

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: cut the baby in half
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of split the baby.

Example Sentences

"[…] courts of inquiry have one inevitable end — to cut the baby in half; to settle half way between the employers' final offer and the last trade union demand."

Inflected Forms

cuts the baby in half (present, singular) cutting the baby in half (participle, present)

Synonyms

split the baby

Questions

What does cut the baby in half mean?: Synonym of split the baby.

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