Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carrycot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-rycot
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.

Example Sentences

"The Danish for a carrycot is babylift, Hungarians call jeans farmer pants and the Japanese ofisuredii (‘office lady’) describes a female desk worker."

Etymology

From carry + cot.

Inflected Forms

carrycots (plural) carry-cot (alternative)

Questions

What does carrycot mean?: A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
Where does carrycot come from?: From carry + cot.

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