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gold star father

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
gold s-tar -fa-ther
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The father of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

gold star fathers (plural)

Phrases

gold star family gold star mother gold star parent gold star wife Gold Star

Frequently Paired Words

gold star family gold star mother gold star parent gold star wife Gold Star

Questions

What does gold star father mean?
The father of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action.

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