Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy families

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables
hap-py -fam-i-lies
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families

British usage; Uncountable

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What does happy families mean?
A children's card game played with a pack of 44 picture cards that depict a father, mother son and daughter of 11 families mostly having occupational surnames (e.g. Mr Bun the Baker); players have to collect entire families

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