Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: cheel
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[…] boy or a cheel, faither?" "A boy — a very nice little boy, and mother never better.""

Etymology

See obsolete sense of child, meaning "girl".

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

cheels (plural)

Questions

What does cheel mean?: A girl.
Where does cheel come from?: See obsolete sense of child, meaning "girl".

How to pronounce cheel

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