Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babes-in-a-cradle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
babes-in-a-cra-dle
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does babes-in-a-cradle mean?
plural of babe-in-a-cradle

How to pronounce babes-in-a-cradle

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