Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wellborn

/wˈɛlbˈɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: well-born
IPA: /wˈɛlbˈɔɹn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of aristocratic or high-ranking birth

name

Example Sentences

"Of Scotch descent and wellborn, Thomas Scott had, as a boy, been a page at the French Court[…"
"Morris said Chicago's transit system responds primarily to the needs of "the rich and the wellborn.""

Etymology

From well + born.

Inflected Forms

Wellborns (plural)

Rhymes With

born first-born porn worn corn horn torn warn sworn borne thorn mourn

Questions

How do you pronounce wellborn?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛlbˈɔɹn/.
What does wellborn mean?: Of aristocratic or high-ranking birth
Where does wellborn come from?: From well + born.

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