Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elderfather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-der-fa-ther
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of eldfather.

Example Sentences

  • ""[...] He was Daniel's elderfather. And he favored a mating between his sons and me.""

Etymology

From Middle English eldrefader, aldurfadur, equivalent to elder + father.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

elderfathers (plural)

Synonyms

eldfather

Questions

What does elderfather mean?
Synonym of eldfather.
Where does elderfather come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce elderfather

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