lorette
/lɔɹˈɛt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
Dated
name
A female given name, variant of Loretta.
Example Sentences
- "Wife or mistress, lorette or lady, there is but one fate for us!"
- "Mrs. Reese’s daughters, Geraldine, 2, and Lorette, 6 months, were reported to be in serious condition at the hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation."
- "Miss Karen Lorette Schaumber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schaumber of Greenwich, Conn., was married at noon today to John James Ferguson, […]"
- "Lorette Ivy Simon, a daughter of Irene and Stanley Simon of Riverdale, the Bronx, was married on Monday to Dr. Keith Mark Gross, the son of Arlene Special of La Jolla, Calif., and the late Bernard Gross. Rabbi Jacob Sodder performed the ceremony at the Plaza in New York."
Etymology
From French lorette.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: lorette