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waifish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
waifish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Waiflike.

Etymology

Etymology tree English waif Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English waifish From waif + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more waifish (comparative) most waifish (superlative)

Derived Forms

unwaifish waifishly waifishness

Questions

What does waifish mean?
Waiflike.
Where does waifish come from?
Etymology tree English waif Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English waifish From waif + -ish.

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