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cellmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
cell-mate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with whom one shares a prison cell.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cell 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 cellmate From cell + -mate.

Inflected Forms

cellmates (plural)

Phrases

prison bitch

Frequently Paired Words

prison bitch

Synonyms

celly

Questions

What does cellmate mean?
A person with whom one shares a prison cell.
Where does cellmate come from?
Etymology tree English cell 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 cellmate From cell + -mate.

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