Speakur

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the burnt child dreads the fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
the burn-t child -dread-s the -fire
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of a burnt child dreads the fire.

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What does the burnt child dreads the fire mean?
Alternative form of a burnt child dreads the fire.

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