Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manbaby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: man-ba-by
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A childishly whiny man; a man child.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"I happen to enjoy sex very much. (Occasionally a little too much.) But I wouldn't with a snivelling manbaby who spends all his waking hours, on-line, whining about how life has fucked him over."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby English manbaby From man + baby.

Usage

Inflected Forms

manbabies (plural)

Derived Forms

manobabysphere

Questions

What does manbaby mean?: A childishly whiny man; a man child.
Where does manbaby come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby English manbaby From man + baby.

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