Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midshipmite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mid-ship-mite
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A little or petty midshipman.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"CHAPTER VII. In which our hero and Gascoigne ought to be ashamed of themselves, and did feel, what might be called midshipmite compunction."

Etymology

Blend of midshipman + mite?

Usage

Inflected Forms

midshipmites (plural)

Questions

What does midshipmite mean?: A little or petty midshipman.
Where does midshipmite come from?: Blend of midshipman + mite?

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