Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonchild

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: moon-child
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"The punk icon and bottle-blond beauty is a moonchild who, like most Cancer women, has a "heart of glass.""

Etymology

From moon + child, because the ruling planet of Cancer is the Moon. The term is used to avoid the negative connotations of the word cancer.

Inflected Forms

moonchildren (plural) moon-child (alternative) moon child (alternative)

Questions

What does moonchild mean?: A Cancerian.
Where does moonchild come from?: From moon + child, because the ruling planet of Cancer is the Moon. The term is used to avoid the negative connotations of the word cancer.

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