childness

child·ness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chahyld-nis]
- /ˈtʃaɪld nɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chahyld-nis]
- /ˈtʃaɪld nɪs/

Definitions of childness word

noun childness the nature or character of a child 3
noun childness the quality of being a child. 1
noun childness (obsolete) The manner that is characteristic of a child. 1

See all 3 definitions of childness

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Origin of childness

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; child + -ness

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Parts of speech for Childness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Childness

childness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.

childness usage trend in Literature

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