Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighteenish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eigh-teen-ish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of about eighteen years of age.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun Anglian Old English eahtatēne Middle English eightetene English eighteen Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English eighteenish From eighteen + -ish.

Usage

Questions

What does eighteenish mean?
Of about eighteen years of age.
Where does eighteenish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun Anglian Old English eahtatēne Middle English eightetene English eighteen Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English eighteenish From eighteen + -ish.

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