Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstetricious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-stetri-cious
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obstetrīcius.

Usage

Questions

What does obstetricious mean?
Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric.
Where does obstetricious come from?
Borrowed from Latin obstetrīcius.

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