Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: babery
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Finery of a kind to please a child.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So have I seen trim books in velvet dight, / With golden leaves, and painted babery / Of silly boys, please unacquainted sight."

Etymology

Perhaps originally for baboonery. Compare baboon, and also babe.

Usage

Questions

What does babery mean?: Finery of a kind to please a child.
Where does babery come from?: Perhaps originally for baboonery. Compare baboon, and also babe.

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