Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parents' evening

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
par-ents' evening
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

parents' evenings (plural)

Synonyms

parent-teacher conference

Questions

What does parents' evening mean?
An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

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