Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housefatherly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
house-fa-ther-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or befitting a housefather.

Etymology

From housefather + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more housefatherly (comparative) most housefatherly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does housefatherly mean?
Of or befitting a housefather.
Where does housefatherly come from?
From housefather + -ly.

How to pronounce housefatherly

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