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welfare

/ˈwelˌfeə/WEL-fuh
/ˈwɛlˌfɛɹ/WEL-fer

Meaningprosperity

Common meaning: health, happiness and well-being

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishfarusourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwelfare‘prosperity’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsprosperity → health, happiness and well-beingwelfare‘health, happiness and well-being’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English faru ‘prosperity’.

Roots

  • faru Old English “prosperity”

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