Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaffie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chaffie
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"Her red head dipped then came up like a chaffie's down by the linn, and she came silently across the yard towards him."

Etymology

From chaffinch + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chaffinch

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

chaffies (plural)

Questions

What does chaffie mean?: A chaffinch.
Where does chaffie come from?: From chaffinch + -ie.

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