Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homopaternal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mopa-ter-nal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the same father.

Example Sentences

"Superfetation is more rare than superfecundation. Only a couple of cases have been described. These superfetation cases were both homopateral."

Etymology

From homo- + paternal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo

Synonyms

monopaternal

Questions

What does homopaternal mean?: Of the same father.
Where does homopaternal come from?: From homo- + paternal.

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