Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

separate the men from the boys

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: sep-a-rate the -men from the boys
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To identify (by means of a challenge or ordeal) which of a group of males are mature, courageous or masculine, and which are not.

Inflected Forms

separates the men from the boys (present, singular) separating the men from the boys (participle, present) separated the men from the boys (participle, past) separated the men from the boys (past)

Questions

What does separate the men from the boys mean?: To identify (by means of a challenge or ordeal) which of a group of males are mature, courageous or masculine, and which are not.

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