Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
a spoon-ful of -sug-ar -makes the medicine -go -down
IPA
66
Scrabble Score
38
Letters
7
Syllables
19
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

Questions

What does a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down mean?
Alternative form of a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

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