Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinafore

/ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: pinafore
IPA: /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.

verb

To dress in a pinafore.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores."
"She was a strangely thin girl in a dark pinafore, with a pink handkerchief tied over her hair."
"The starched pinafore with the wide frills on each shoulder, which she always wore over her grey frock, was removed, and the frock itself changed for her best navy blue serge."
"The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house."

Etymology

Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

pinafores (plural) pinafores (present, singular) pinaforing (participle, present) pinafored (participle, past) pinafored (past)

Derived Forms

pinny

Synonyms

jumper pinny

Questions

How do you pronounce pinafore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/.
What does pinafore mean?: A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
Where does pinafore come from?: Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons.

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