Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semichild

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semichild
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is partly a child, or somewhat childlike.

Example Sentences

"It may seem paradoxical that in a culture that considers women to be cultural outsiders, perennial semichildren, the task of enculturating the young is entrusted to women."
"They often seemed two sizes too big for the concave-chested semichildren within (hopefully that was a styling trick, if a distressing one, as opposed to just lazy tailoring)."

Etymology

From semi- + child.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Inflected Forms

semichildren (plural)

Questions

What does semichild mean?: A person who is partly a child, or somewhat childlike.
Where does semichild come from?: From semi- + child.

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