kinder
/ˈkaɪndɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of kind: more kind
adv
Alternative form of kinda.
name
A surname.
name
Places in the United States:
name
Places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "My aunt has been kinder to me since my father died."
- "Electric trains have much lower operating costs and are kinder to the track."
- "I told ’im to give you the strings last night, but I’m kinder glad thet Rosebud interfered an’ saved yer life."
- "'No, he was kinder reticent about that part of it.'"
- "But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping..."
- "Of special interest to the kinder are The Children's Place, Baby Gap, Gap Kids and Gap, Gymboree, The Limited, America!, and the Sweet Factory."
Etymology
From kind + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Kinder, קינדער, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkaɪndɚ/
- British English: /ˈkaɪndə/