littermate

lit·ter·mate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lit-er-meyt]
- /ˈlɪt ərˌmeɪt/
- /lˈɪtəmˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lit-er-meyt]
- /ˈlɪt ərˌmeɪt/

Definitions of littermate word

noun littermate one of a pair or group of animals born or reared in the same litter. 1
noun littermate One member of a pair or group of animals born in the same litter. 1
noun littermate one member of a litter of offspring 0
noun littermate an offspring in a litter in its relation to the others in the litter 0
noun littermate An animal born in the same litter. 0

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Origin of littermate

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; litter + mate1

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Parts of speech for Littermate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Littermate

littermate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

littermate usage trend in Literature

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