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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birthhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
birth-house
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building used for birthing.

noun

The house of one's birth (house where one was born).

Etymology

From birth + house. Cognate with West Frisian bertehûs, Dutch geboortehuis, German Geburtshaus.

Inflected Forms

birthhouses (plural) birth-house (alternative) birth house (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

birthhome birthplace

Questions

What does birthhouse mean?
A building used for birthing.
Where does birthhouse come from?
From birth + house. Cognate with West Frisian bertehûs, Dutch geboortehuis, German Geburtshaus.

How to pronounce birthhouse

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