tweeny

tween·y

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [twee-nee]
- /ˈtwi ni/
- /ˈtwiː.nɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twee-nee]
- /ˈtwi ni/

Definitions of tweeny word

noun plural tweeny 'tween (def 2). 1
noun plural tweeny British Informal. an auxiliary maid. 1
noun tweeny a maid who assists both cook and housemaid 0
noun tweeny a child of approximately eight to fourteen years of age 0
noun tweeny (as modifier) 0
noun tweeny a housemaid who also assisted the cook 0

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Origin of tweeny

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; (be)tween + -y2

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Parts of speech for Tweeny

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tweeny

tweeny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% 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.

tweeny usage trend in Literature

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