Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pamper

/ˈpæm.pɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
pam-per
IPA
/ˈpæm.pɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.

Transitive verb

verb

To feed luxuriously.

Dated

verb

To put someone in pampers (a diaper).

Informal

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Etymology

From Middle English pamperen (“to cram with food”), from Middle Dutch *pamperen (“to cram with food”), frequentative of *pampen (“to stuff”), from Proto-Germanic *pamp- (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”), equivalent to pamp + -er. Cognate with West Flemish pamperen (“to cram with food, overindulge”), Middle Low German pampen (“to stuff oneself”), dialectal German pampfen (“to cram”), dialectal Danish pampe (“to boast, brag”).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpæm.pɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/

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Questions

How do you pronounce pamper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæm.pɚ/.
What does pamper mean?
To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
Where does pamper come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pamper

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