Definition of PRENTICE

prentice

Meanings

Plural: prentices

Noun

  • works for an expert to learn a trade
  • An apprentice.

Verb

  • To apprentice.

Origin / Etymology

An old (Middle English) aphetic form of apprentice: that is, a form which lost the unstressed initial vowel a and reduced the initial double pp to a single p.

Synonyms

'prentice, apprentice, learner

Scrabble Score: 12

prentice is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prentice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prentice is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

prentice is a valid Words With Friends word