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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepchair

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stepchair
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.

Etymology

Etymology tree English step Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English stepchair From step + chair.

Inflected Forms

stepchairs (plural) step chair (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

stepstool stepladder

Questions

What does stepchair mean?
A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.
Where does stepchair come from?
Etymology tree English step Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English stepchair From step + chair.

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