Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milkwoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: milk-wom-an
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

Etymology

Etymology tree English milk Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English milkwoman From milk + -woman.

Inflected Forms

milkwomen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

milkman

Synonyms

milklady

Questions

What does milkwoman mean?: A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
Where does milkwoman come from?: Etymology tree English milk Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English milkwoman From milk + -woman.

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