Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

littermate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: lit-ter-mate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal born in the same litter.

Example Sentences

"Newborn puppies should not be separated from their mother and littermates."

Etymology

Etymology tree English litter Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English littermate From litter + -mate.

Inflected Forms

littermates (plural)

Questions

What does littermate mean?: An animal born in the same litter.
Where does littermate come from?: Etymology tree English litter Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English littermate From litter + -mate.

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