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starlet.

A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɑɹlɪt/General-American/ˈstɑːlɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.

  2. An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.

  3. A small star.

    poetic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English starlet From star + -let.

adj
  1. Alternative form of starlit.

    alt-of · alternative · rare
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