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cribmate

cribmate noun: an infant raised in the same crib as another.

Noun

cribmate (plural cribmates)

  1. An infant raised in the same crib as another.

Forms of cribmate

pluralcribmates

Origin of cribmate

From crib + mate.

Questions about cribmate

What does cribmate mean?
Cribmate means an infant raised in the same crib as another.
What part of speech is cribmate?
Cribmate is a noun.
What is the plural of cribmate?
The plural of cribmate is cribmates.

Words near cribmate in the dictionary

  1. cribiform
  2. crible
  3. cribles
  4. cribless
  5. criblike
  6. cribmate
  7. cribmates
  8. cribo
  9. cribos
  10. cribral
  11. cribrate

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