Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelly baby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: jel-ly ba-by
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

jelly babies (plural)

Phrases

screaming jelly babies

Questions

What does jelly baby mean?: A piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby.

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