Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

l&d

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: l&d
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of labour and delivery: childbirth; a department for childbirth (in a hospital); the suite of rooms for that department.

British usage

noun

Initialism of lock and dam.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

L&Ds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

A&E

Questions

What does l&d mean?: Initialism of labour and delivery: childbirth; a department for childbirth (in a hospital); the suite of rooms for that department.

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