Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broodling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: broodling
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a member of a brood, as of animals

noun

a member of a brood in science fiction

Example Sentences

"And the black duck unfearing leads/Her broodling from the sheltering reeds."

Etymology

From brood + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brood

Inflected Forms

broodlings (plural)

Questions

What does broodling mean?: a member of a brood, as of animals
Where does broodling come from?: From brood + -ling.

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