Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncleship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cle-ship
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being an uncle; uncledom

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Being without a family, I am flattered with these temporary adoptions into a friend's family; I feel a sort of cousinhood, or uncleship, for the season"

Etymology

From uncle + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: uncle

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncleships (plural)

Questions

What does uncleship mean?: The state of being an uncle; uncledom
Where does uncleship come from?: From uncle + -ship.

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