Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allomother

/ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lo-moth-er
IPA: /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.

verb

To provide maternal care for another creature's young.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Within hours of birth, baby langurs are spirited away from their mothers. They spend up to 50 percent of daylight hours passed from allomother to allomother"
"Among the !Kung foragers of the Kalahari, babies are held by a father, grandmother, older sibling or some other allomother maybe 25 percent of the time."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English allomother From allo- + mother.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/
British English: /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

allomothers (plural) allomothers (present, singular) allomothering (participle, present) allomothered (participle, past) allomothered (past)

Frequently Paired Words

allomaternal

Synonyms

othermother

Questions

How do you pronounce allomother?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/.
What does allomother mean?: A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.
Where does allomother come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English allomother From allo- + mother.

How to pronounce allomother

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “allomother”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “allomother”.
Repeat and practice — Say “allomother” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.