Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starter home

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: starter home
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively small and inexpensive home, typically the first that a person or family can afford to purchase.

Example Sentences

"Those starter homes came in all kinds over the years: mill worker’s cottages, shotgun homes, bungalows, ramblers, split-levels, two-bedroom tract homes."

Inflected Forms

starter homes (plural)

Phrases

first-time buyer

Frequently Paired Words

first-time buyer

Synonyms

starter house

Questions

What does starter home mean?: A relatively small and inexpensive home, typically the first that a person or family can afford to purchase.

How to pronounce starter home

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