Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper son

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per -son
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese male who was falsely registered as the son of another Chinese who had already migrated to America, in order to take advantage of immigration laws.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

paper sons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paper daughter

Questions

What does paper son mean?: A Chinese male who was falsely registered as the son of another Chinese who had already migrated to America, in order to take advantage of immigration laws.

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