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adultism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adul-tism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children or other younger people).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English adultism From adult + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does adultism mean?
A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children or other younger people).
Where does adultism come from?
Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English adultism From adult + -ism.

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