Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphanish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-phan-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an orphan.

Example Sentences

"I must have seemed pathetic to her, with my orphanish clothes and chalky fingers."

Etymology

From orphan + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: orphan

Inflected Forms

more orphanish (comparative) most orphanish (superlative)

Questions

What does orphanish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of an orphan.
Where does orphanish come from?: From orphan + -ish.

How to pronounce orphanish

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