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Where does “whimper” come from?

Whimper comes from English -er, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, and Proto-Italic -os.

whimper (English): A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and...

Definitions

  1. A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and...

Ancestry of “whimper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhimpMisspelling of wimp

Words derived from “whimper”

  • whimpering
  • whimbrel
  • whimperingly
  • whimperer
  • whimpery
  • houîmbrer
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