Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little grey lady of the sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle -grey la-dy of the sea
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Nantucket: an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States.

Informal

Etymology

See Wikipedia at Nantucket § Etymology.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the Little Grey Lady of the Sea (canonical)

Phrases

Gray Lady Grey Lady little old lady Old Gray Lady

Frequently Paired Words

Gray Lady Grey Lady little old lady Old Gray Lady

Questions

What does little grey lady of the sea mean?: Nickname for Nantucket: an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States.
Where does little grey lady of the sea come from?: See Wikipedia at Nantucket § Etymology.

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