Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold star wife

/ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: gold s-tar wife
IPA: /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The widow of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action.

American usage

Etymology

From gold star (“(attributively) relative of a United States soldier when the latter has been killed in action”) + wife. Gold star refers to stars of that colour traditionally shown on service flags displayed by families of members of the U.S. armed forces.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/
British English: /ˌɡəʊld stɑː ˈwaɪf/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

gold star wives (plural)

Phrases

Gold Star

Frequently Paired Words

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

Rhymes With

god's life within an inch of one's life

Questions

How do you pronounce gold star wife?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/.
What does gold star wife mean?: The widow of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action.
Where does gold star wife come from?: From gold star (“(attributively) relative of a United States soldier when the latter has been killed in action”) + wife. Gold star refers to stars of that colour traditionally shown on service flags displayed by families of members of the U.S. armed forces.

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