dearborn
/ˈdɪɹboɹn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of dearborn.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The Yemeni American, who had been living in the Dearborn and Detroit area for four years, was preparing dinner while her mother took Amirah’s seven-year-old daughter, Saida, to a nearby playground to play with her friends."
- "It was somewhat hazardous to venture out with them at that time of day, but he loaded some in a dearborn so as to give them the appearance of going to a colored Quarterly Meeting, then in session near by."
Etymology
From Middle English Daborne, Dabernoun, from Old Northern French d'Arborn (literally “of Arbornon”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Daborne, d'Arborn
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪɹboɹn/
- British English: /ˈdɪəbɔːn/