Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

father-figure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
fa-ther--fig-ure
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of father figure.

Inflected Forms

father-figures (plural)

Questions

What does father-figure mean?
Alternative form of father figure.

How to pronounce father-figure

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