Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war child

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: war child
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child who has grown up in wartime.

noun

A child born to a local parent and a parent belonging to a (usually occupying) foreign military force.

Inflected Forms

war children (plural)

Synonyms

war baby

Questions

What does war child mean?: A child who has grown up in wartime.

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