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featherbrain

featherbrain is the alternative spelling of feather-brain.

Meaning of feather-brain

Noun

feather-brain (plural feather-brains)

  1. (derogatory, metonymically) A feather-brained or stupid person, especially a woman.

Forms of featherbrain

pluralfeatherbrains

Questions about featherbrain

What is featherbrain the alternative spelling of?
Featherbrain is the alternative spelling of feather-brain.

Words near featherbrain in the dictionary

  1. featherboard
  2. featherboarding
  3. featherboardings
  4. featherboards
  5. featherbone
  6. featherbrain
  7. featherbrained
  8. featherbrains
  9. featherbush
  10. featherbushes
  11. feathercoat

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