Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unchildlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-child-like
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be

Example Sentences

"There are violent video games and television shows, he said, that expose children to unchildlike behavior."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English childlike English unchildlike From un- + childlike.

Inflected Forms

more unchildlike (comparative) most unchildlike (superlative)

Questions

What does unchildlike mean?: Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
Where does unchildlike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English childlike English unchildlike From un- + childlike.

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