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wet behind the ears

wet be·hind the ear
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wet bih-hahynd stressed th ee eer]
    • /wɛt bɪˈhaɪnd stressed ði ɪər/
    • /wet bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wet bih-hahynd stressed th ee eer]
    • /wɛt bɪˈhaɪnd stressed ði ɪər/

Definitions of wet behind the ears words

  • adjective wet behind the ears moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands. 1
  • adjective wet behind the ears in a liquid form or state: wet paint. 1
  • adjective wet behind the ears characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid. 1
  • adjective wet behind the ears moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous. 1
  • adjective wet behind the ears allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town. 1
  • adjective wet behind the ears characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season. 1
See all 25 definitions of wet behind the ears

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Origin of wet behind the ears

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water

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Parts of speech for Wet behind the ears

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Wet behind the ears

wet behind the ears popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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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Synonyms for wet behind the ears

adj wet behind the ears

  • born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
  • green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
  • naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.

adjective wet behind the ears

  • inexperience — lack of experience.
  • new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
All 5 Synonyms of wet behind the ears

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