by-blow

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy bloh]
- /baɪ bloʊ/
- /baɪ bləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy bloh]
- /baɪ bloʊ/

Definitions of by-blow word

noun by-blow a passing or incidental blow 3
noun by-blow an indirect blow or hit 3
noun by-blow a child born out of wedlock 3
noun by-blow an incidental or accidental blow. 1
noun by-blow Also, bye-blow. an illegitimate child; bastard. 1
noun by-blow A blow struck to the side or from the side, as in swordplay; a secondary or incidental strike of any sort. 0

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Origin of by-blow

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; by- + blow1

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Parts of speech for By-blow

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of By-blow

by-blow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for by-blow

noun by-blow

bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
love child — a child born out of wedlock.
bend sinister — a diagonal line bisecting a shield from the top right to the bottom left, typically indicating a bastard line
nullius filius — (especially in law) son of nobody; bastard.

All 8 Synonyms of by-blow