Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terry

/ˈtɛɹi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: ter-ry
IPA: /ˈtɛɹi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

name

A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.

name

A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.

name

A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.

name

A number of places in the United States:

Example Sentences

"Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands."

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: tiré

Usage

Inflected Forms

terries (plural) Tarry (alternative) Torry (alternative) Teri (alternative) Terri (alternative) Terrie (alternative)

Derived Forms

Terrytown Terryville Tezza

Phrases

French terry Terry County Terry search Terry stop

Synonyms

terry diaper terry nappy terrycloth terry cloth

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary perry cherry dairy

Questions

How do you pronounce terry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɹi/.
What does terry mean?: A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
Where does terry come from?: It is traced to French.

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