Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follow-me-lad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: fol-low-me-lad
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curl of a young woman's hair arranged to trail over her shoulder.

Obsolete

noun

A ribbon dangling behind a young woman's bonnet.

Obsolete

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

follow-me-lads (plural)

Questions

What does follow-me-lad mean?: A curl of a young woman's hair arranged to trail over her shoulder.

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