Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waiflike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wai-flike
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.

Example Sentences

"Translations, Act I - Brian Friel "She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English waif Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English waiflike From waif + -like.

Inflected Forms

more waiflike (comparative) most waiflike (superlative)

Questions

What does waiflike mean?: Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.
Where does waiflike come from?: Etymology tree English waif Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English waiflike From waif + -like.

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