Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unclehood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cle-hood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being an uncle

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If he lives in a society which has established unclehood as a centrally significant institution (not ours, to be sure, but most matrilineal societies)..."

Etymology

From uncle + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: uncle

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

uncledom

Questions

What does unclehood mean?: the state of being an uncle
Where does unclehood come from?: From uncle + -hood.

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