Plural of inmate
regular plural
The plural of inmate is inmates.
Forms of inmate
| Singular | inmate /ˈɪn.meɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | inmates |
| Countable | countable |
Inmates in a sentence
- The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates.From the entry cudgel
- The prison issued new uniforms for the inmates.From the entry issue
- Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.From the entry apply
- In recent years, pen pal correspondence with prison inmates has gained acceptance on the Internet.2019, Manjit Bal, Lovingly Yours - Penpals. From the entry cram
- Surveillance by other inmates creates yet another dimension of power and control.2016, April Kalogeropoulos Householder, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Feminist Perspectives on Orange Is the New Black, page 85. From the entry lesbian
Meaning of inmate
- noun A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
- noun A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
- noun Synonym of passenger, a person held or riding within a vehicle.
Questions about the plural of inmate
- What is the plural of inmate?
- The plural of inmate is inmates.
- Is inmate countable?
- Inmate is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inmate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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