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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ralphie

/ɹɑːɹˈfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
rar-fie
IPA
/ɹɑːɹˈfi/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scruffy school child.

Derogatory

name

A diminutive of the male given name Ralph.

Etymology

From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ralphies (plural) rafie (alternative)

Derived Forms

rarf

Homonyms

rafie

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce ralphie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɑːɹˈfi/.
What does ralphie mean?
A scruffy school child.
Where does ralphie come from?
From Ralph Gardeners High School in North Shields, which had a past reputation as a bad school, + -ie.

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