Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brattery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brat-tery
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc.

Countable; Informal

noun

Brattish behaviour.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I should esteem myself in luck, were the nuisances of this seaport confined only to two senses; but, alas! the apartment above my head proves a squalling brattery, and the sounds which proceed from it are so loud and frequent, that a person might think himself in limbo, without any extravagance."
"Whole bratteries of little Aarons and Abrahams, who invariably after two years old, but sometimes earlier, develop the noses and the expressions of their elders, are also airing at the doors."

Etymology

From brat + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brat

Usage

Inflected Forms

bratteries (plural)

Questions

What does brattery mean?: A collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc.
Where does brattery come from?: From brat + -ery.

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