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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaveling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shavel-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.

Derogatory

noun

A shaver, stripling, young man physically mature enough to shave.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shave + -ling.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shavelings (plural)

Questions

What does shaveling mean?
Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
Where does shaveling come from?
From shave + -ling.

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