Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fostress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fos-tress
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a female fosterer

Etymology

Etymology tree English fosterer Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English fostress From fosterer + -ess.

Inflected Forms

fostresses (plural)

Questions

What does fostress mean?: a female fosterer
Where does fostress come from?: Etymology tree English fosterer Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English fostress From fosterer + -ess.

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