Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dumb friend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: dum-b- friend
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pet (animal companion).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumb, friend.

Etymology

From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + friend.

Inflected Forms

dumb friends (plural)

Questions

What does dumb friend mean?: A pet (animal companion).
Where does dumb friend come from?: From dumb (“incapable of speech”) + friend.

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