Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ear bud

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: ear bud
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

noun

An underdeveloped mammalian ear.

noun

noun

Alternative form of earbud.

Etymology

From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) + bud.

Inflected Forms

ear buds (plural) ear-bud (alternative) earbud (alternative)

Questions

What does ear bud mean?: An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.
Where does ear bud come from?: From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) + bud.

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