name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
waters
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtəz/
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General-American: /ˈwɔtɚz/
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cot-caught-merger: /ˈwɑtɚz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː.təz/
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General-American: /ˈwɔ.tɚz/
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cot-caught-merger: /ˈwɑ.tɚz/
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CMU ARPABET: W AO1 T ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A topographic surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in Otsego Lake Township, Otsego County, Michigan, United States, named for the many lakes in the locality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of water
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of water
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 7
the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- before a woman gives birth her waters break
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
noun
Meaning 8
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ethel Waters
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: actress, singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
History
Etymology
From the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.
From residence near water.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 沃特斯 (Wòtèsī) — surname
Real reading context