childermas

Chil·der·mas

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chil-der-muh s]
- /ˈtʃɪl dər məs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chil-der-muh s]
- /ˈtʃɪl dər məs/

Definitions of childermas word

noun childermas Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28 3
noun childermas Holy Innocents' Day 3
noun childermas Holy Innocents' Day. 1

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Origin of childermas

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English chyldermasse, equivalent to Old English cildra (genitive plural of cild child) + mæsse Mass

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Parts of speech for Childermas

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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childermas popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% 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.

childermas usage trend in Literature

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