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antmire

/ˈantmaɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
antmire
IPA
/ˈantmaɪɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ant.

Colloquial; Dated

Etymology

Alteration of pismire by the Puritan settlers of the New World, equivalent to ant + mire (“ant”, obsolete). The Puritans were known to have adopted new terms or to have modified other ones to have less potential for offensiveness, hence the use of rooster for cock in North America, chickadee for tit, etc. The form anty-mire is likely a minced alteration of pissymire, a variant of pismire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

antmires (plural) anty-mire (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce antmire?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈantmaɪɚ/.
What does antmire mean?
An ant.
Where does antmire come from?
Alteration of pismire by the Puritan settlers of the New World, equivalent to ant + mire (“ant”, obsolete). The Puritans were known to have adopted new terms or to have modified other ones to have less potential for offensiveness, hence the use of rooster for cock in North America, chickadee for tit, etc. The form anty-mire is likely a minced alteration of pissymire, a variant of pismire.

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