Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housefolk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
house-folk
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The people of a household.

Archaic

Example Sentences

  • "فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى الْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِ آنَسَ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ نَارًا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ"

Etymology

From house + folk.

Usage

Questions

What does housefolk mean?
The people of a household.
Where does housefolk come from?
From house + folk.

How to pronounce housefolk

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