Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

made

/meɪd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.92 in modern English

Syllables
made
IPA
/meɪd/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grub or maggot.

British usage; Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of make

verb

simple past and past participle of myek

verb

simple past and past participle of mak

Etymology

From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mathe, maþu, *maþô, *mot-, made, macode

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /meɪd/
  • British English: /meɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mades (plural) mad (alternative) mathe (alternative)

Derived Forms

countrymade fanmade fullmade handmade homemade housemade humanmade madeness newmade premade unmade

Phrases

a camel is a horse made by a committee a camel is a horse made by committee a promise made is a promise kept a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor bitch-made bush-made custom made custom-made

Frequently Paired Words

maddock maggot mauk mawk

Homonyms

maid (pane–pain merger) maid

Rhymes With

home-made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd upgrade

Questions

How do you pronounce made?
The recorded pronunciation is /meɪd/.
What does made mean?
A grub or maggot.
Where does made come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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