Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daughter of joy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
daugh-ter of joy
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female prostitute.

Etymology

Calque of French fille de joie.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does daughter of joy mean?
A female prostitute.
Where does daughter of joy come from?
Calque of French fille de joie.

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