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cuckolded

cuck·old
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhk-uh ld]
    • /ˈkʌk əld/
    • /ˈkʌk.əʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhk-uh ld]
    • /ˈkʌk əld/

Definitions of cuckolded word

  • noun cuckolded the husband of an unfaithful wife. 1
  • verb with object cuckolded to make a cuckold of (a husband). 1
  • noun cuckolded Simple past tense and past participle of cuckold. 1

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Origin of cuckolded

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < Anglo-French *cucuald (compare Middle French cucuault), equivalent to Old French cocu cuckoo + -ald, -alt pejorative suffix (see ribald); apparently orig. applied to an adulterer, in allusion to the cuckoo's habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests

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Parts of speech for Cuckolded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cuckolded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for cuckolded

verb cuckolded

  • cheated — to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance.
  • betrayed — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.

noun cuckolded

  • babied — an infant or very young child.

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