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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greybeard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
grey-beard
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old man.

noun

Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.

noun

A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.

noun

A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Etymology

From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

Inflected Forms

greybeards (plural) graybeard (alternative)

Synonyms

antiquity codger gadgie gaffer geezer gramps greybeard old codger old fart old man unc whitebeard

Questions

What does greybeard mean?
An old man.
Where does greybeard come from?
From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

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