ate
/eɪt/
noun
An elder sister
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Noun 2 meanings
An elder sister
A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Probably a remodelling of earlier eat by analogy with other strong verbs such as break:†brake, give:gave, speak:†spake; compare the same process in rare Middle English at (“ate”) besides more usual et.g. thread.
ATE at a glance
ATE has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,922 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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