Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freaklitter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: freak-lit-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of higher-order multiples, especially one produced through fertility treatments.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I am beginning to sense a backlash among the masses against freaklitters in general, and against those who play games with nature to achieve multiple births."
"They took infertility as a sign to adopt rather than to do endless treatments in an attempt to produce a freaklitter."
"I'm not sure of the percentages, but a lot of freaklitters (certainly the higher-order ones) come from fert drugs […]"

Etymology

From freak + litter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

freaklitters (plural)

Synonyms

fuctuplets

Questions

What does freaklitter mean?: A set of higher-order multiples, especially one produced through fertility treatments.
Where does freaklitter come from?: From freak + litter.

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