Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepyhead

/ˈslipiˌhɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: sleepy-head
IPA: /ˈslipiˌhɛd/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleepy person.

Informal

noun

The ruddy duck.

Example Sentences

"Hey now sleepyhead, it's time for you to go to bed."
"Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring"
"It consists in asking each sleepyhead in turn which 10 characters, historical or fictional, he would choose to be stranded with on a desert island."
"The following morning, Liz had to come and shake David awake. “Hey, sleepyhead, rise and shine. I've been tapping your door for the past ten minutes. Aren't you going to college today?”"
"“Why, yes,” said Augustus, “the birds seem to be the first ones up each morning, awakening the sleepyheads.”"

Etymology

From sleepy + head.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈslipiˌhɛd/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sleepyheads (plural) sleepy head (alternative)

Phrases

National Sleepy Head Day

Questions

How do you pronounce sleepyhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslipiˌhɛd/.
What does sleepyhead mean?: A sleepy person.
Where does sleepyhead come from?: From sleepy + head.

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