Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world's oldest profession

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: world's old-est pro-fes-sion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world."
"The company was extremely mixed. There were portly foreigners, opulent Jewesses, a sprinkling of the really smart, and several ladies belonging to the oldest profession in the world."

Etymology

First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages.

Inflected Forms

the world's oldest profession (canonical) oldest profession in the world (alternative) oldest profession (alternative)

Questions

What does world's oldest profession mean?: Prostitution.
Where does world's oldest profession come from?: First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages.

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