Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawdaddy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: craw-dad-dy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage

Etymology

Alteration of crawdad, replacing the second element dad with daddy.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

crawdaddies (plural)

Synonyms

crayfish crawfish crawdad

Questions

What does crawdaddy mean?: crayfish
Where does crawdaddy come from?: Alteration of crawdad, replacing the second element dad with daddy.

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