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gold star mother

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
gold s-tar -moth-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

gold star mothers (plural)

Phrases

blue star mother gold star family gold star father gold star parent gold star wife Gold Star

Frequently Paired Words

blue star mother gold star family gold star father gold star parent gold star wife Gold Star

Antonyms

blue star mother: the mother of a living active-duty U.S. serviceman)

Questions

What does gold star mother mean?
The mother of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.

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