Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mail-lady

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: mail-la-dy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of mail lady.

Example Sentences

"Some of the youngsters at Pennekamp Elementary School showed an early awareness of sexual stereotyping by listing their goals as “fire-engine person,” “mail-lady” and “pet store woman.”"
"“Think you got a big enough pencil there?” Reba the mail-lady asks Pee-wee as he hauls out a giant pencil to write a letter to his seafaring friend Captain Carl."
"What won’t I do? Bite mailmen or mail-ladies. They have plenty to contend with already. I leave that for the dregs of the personal-injury biters."

Inflected Forms

mail-ladies (plural)

Questions

What does mail-lady mean?: Alternative form of mail lady.

How to pronounce mail-lady

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