slavey

slav·ey

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sley-vee]
- /ˈsleɪ vi/
- /ˈsleɪ.vi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sley-vee]
- /ˈsleɪ vi/

Definitions of slavey word

noun plural slavey a female servant, especially a maid of all work in a boardinghouse. 1
abbreviation SLAVEY Slave. 1
noun slavey a female general servant 0
noun slavey a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada 0
noun slavey a female domestic servant, esp. one who does hard, menial work 0

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Origin of slavey

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; slave + -y2

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Parts of speech for Slavey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slavey

slavey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

slavey usage trend in Literature

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