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fosterling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fos-ter-ling
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a foster child

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fosterling, from Old English fōstorling, equivalent to foster + -ling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fosterlings (plural)

Synonyms

foster-child foster child

Questions

What does fosterling mean?
a foster child
Where does fosterling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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