How do you pronounce feather-brain?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛ.ðə.ˈbɹeɪ̯n/.

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feather-brain

/ˌfɛ.ðə.ˈbɹeɪ̯n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

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From feather and brain.

feather-brains (plural) featherbrain (alternative) featherbrains (alternative)

How do you pronounce feather-brain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛ.ðə.ˈbɹeɪ̯n/.
What does feather-brain mean?: A feather-brained or stupid person, especially a woman.
Where does feather-brain come from?: From feather and brain.

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