Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mother may i

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
moth-er -may i
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mother May I? (alternative) father may I (alternative) captain may I (alternative)

Questions

What does mother may i mean?
A children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.

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