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- [rik-its]
- /ˈrɪk ɪts/
- /ˈrɪk.ɪts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rik-its]
- /ˈrɪk ɪts/
Definitions of rickets word
- noun rickets a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism. 1
- noun rickets disease: vitamin deficiency 1
- uncountable noun rickets Rickets is a disease that children can get when their food does not contain enough Vitamin D. It makes their bones soft and causes their liver and spleen to become too large. 0
- noun rickets a disease mainly of children, characterized by softening of developing bone, and hence bow legs, malnutrition, and enlargement of the liver and spleen, caused by a deficiency of vitamin D 0
- noun rickets a disease of the skeletal system, chiefly of children, resulting from absence of the normal effect of vitamin D in depositing calcium salts in the bone, and characterized by a softening and, often, bending of the bones: usually caused by a lack of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight 0
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Origin of rickets
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Rickets
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preposition
conjunction
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rickets popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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