Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sillyhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ly-hood
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A caul (part of the amnion that encloses a baby's head at birth).

British usage; Obsolete

noun

silliness

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From silly + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sillyhoods (plural)

Questions

What does sillyhood mean?
A caul (part of the amnion that encloses a baby's head at birth).
Where does sillyhood come from?
From silly + -hood.

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