Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tender years doctrine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: ten-der years -doc-trine
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A principle in family law, stating that a child's youngest years (generally regarded as four years and under) should be spent in the custody of the mother.

Inflected Forms

tender years doctrines (plural)

Questions

What does tender years doctrine mean?: A principle in family law, stating that a child's youngest years (generally regarded as four years and under) should be spent in the custody of the mother.

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