Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladies' aid society

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: ladies' aid -so-ci-ety
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous organizations of women formed during the American Civil War to provide soldiers with supplies on the battlefield and to care for sick and wounded soldiers.

Inflected Forms

ladies' aid societies (plural)

Synonyms

soldiers' aid society

Questions

What does ladies' aid society mean?: Any of numerous organizations of women formed during the American Civil War to provide soldiers with supplies on the battlefield and to care for sick and wounded soldiers.

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