Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prentice

/pɹˈɛntɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: pren-tice
IPA: /pɹˈɛntɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

name

A town and village therein, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.

Example Sentences

"Faith, bind him prentice to a lord; by the same rule he'll be a lord when he's out of his time."

Etymology

An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

prentices (plural) prentices (present, singular) prenticing (participle, present) prenticed (participle, past) prenticed (past)

Derived Forms

prenticeship unprenticed

Synonyms

apprentice 'prentice learner

Homonyms

prentiss

Rhymes With

prentiss

Questions

How do you pronounce prentice?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈɛntɪs/.
What does prentice mean?: An apprentice.
Where does prentice come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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