german
Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
Adjective 2 meanings
Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
“brother-german”
Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle; a first (cousin).
“cousin-german”
Noun 2 meanings
An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
A social party at which the german is danced.
Etymology
From Old French germain, from Latin germānus, from germen (“seed, sprout, bud”). See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.
GERMAN at a glance
GERMAN has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,148 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with german
All rhymes- HUMAN10
- WOMAN10
- CHAIRMAN15
- ROMAN7
- BATMAN10
- GENTLEMAN12
- NORMAN8
- SUPERMAN12
- FRESHMAN16
- BUSINESSMAN15
- CONGRESSMAN16
- FREEMAN12
One letter away
- MERMAN10
- GERMEN9
- GEMMAN11
- GERMIN9
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