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chideress

chideress noun: a woman who chides.

Noun

chideress (plural chideresses)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A woman who chides.

Forms of chideress

pluralchideresses

Origin of chideress

From chider + -ess.

Questions about chideress

What does chideress mean?
Chideress means a woman who chides.
What part of speech is chideress?
Chideress is a noun.
What is the plural of chideress?
The plural of chideress is chideresses.

Words near chideress in the dictionary

  1. Chiddingstone
  2. chide
  3. chided
  4. Chideock
  5. chider
  6. chideress
  7. chideresses
  8. chiders
  9. chides
  10. chidest
  11. Chidester

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