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nullius filius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
nul-lius -fil-ius
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child of unknown parentage; an orphan.

noun

The son of no one; a bastard.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nullius filius (“nobody's son”), from Latin nullius + filius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nullius filius, nullius

Inflected Forms

filius nullius (alternative)

Synonyms

by-blow

Questions

What does nullius filius mean?
A child of unknown parentage; an orphan.
Where does nullius filius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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