Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpaternal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-pa-ter-nal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not paternal.

Etymology

From non- + paternal.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nonpaternal mean?
Not paternal.
Where does nonpaternal come from?
From non- + paternal.

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