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housetrain

/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
house-train
IPA
/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From house + train.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

housetrains (present, singular) housetraining (participle, present) housetrained (participle, past) housetrained (past) house train (alternative) house-train (alternative)

Phrases

house-trained

Frequently Paired Words

house-trained

Synonyms

housebreak

Questions

How do you pronounce housetrain?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/.
What does housetrain mean?
To teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
Where does housetrain come from?
From house + train.

How to pronounce housetrain

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