Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preborn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: pre-born
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"It is common to think of preborn human life as weak, dependent and helpless."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English born English preborn From pre- + born.

Frequently Paired Words

unborn

Questions

What does preborn mean?: Not yet born.
Where does preborn come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English born English preborn From pre- + born.

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