Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sit-by-the-fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: sit-by-the--fire
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize.

Example Sentences

"It's remarkable how marriage changes them. I mean nobody would ever thought ^([sic]) Celia Sayles would turn out to be a sit-by-the-fire. I mean she still likes a good time, but her home and kiddies come first. I mean her home and kiddies come first."
"The moment he allows the emphasis to swing the other way he becomes a sit-by-the-fire, a cockerel, a drone, a henpeck. A woman steps into this man's sphere at her peril."

Inflected Forms

sit-by-the-fires (plural)

Synonyms

homebody stay-at-home

Questions

What does sit-by-the-fire mean?: A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize.

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