Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinner lady

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
din-ner la-dy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman employed to serve food in a school or work canteen.

British usage; Informal

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What does dinner lady mean?
A woman employed to serve food in a school or work canteen.
Where does dinner lady come from?
Ellipsis of school dinner lady.

How to pronounce dinner lady

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