Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spockism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spock-ism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spock + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Spock

Usage

Phrases

Spock-marked

Frequently Paired Words

Spockish Spock-marked

Synonyms

Spockery

Questions

What does spockism mean?: The permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock.
Where does spockism come from?: From Spock + -ism.

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