Compound (linguistics) facts for kids
Compound words are words that add together to make a new word, like the word side and walk, to make sidewalk. These words often develop over time. They can start as two words joined with a hyphen, and then become a compound word. There are three types of compound words; closed, hyphenated and open. A closed compound word is joined into one word like keyboard or makeup. A hyphenated word is two words joined with a hyphen like mother-in-law. Open compound words are words which are used together like police station, or fire engine.
Common compound words
This is a short list with some common compound words.
- newspaper
- pigtail
- handbag
- sandbox
- sometimes
- basketball
- elsewhere
- peppermint
- cannot
- baseball
- fireworks
- grandmother
- elsewhere
- upside
- together
- sunflower
- crosswalk
- become
- basketball
- moonlight
- football
- railroad
- anybody
- weatherman
- skateboard
- earthquake
- everything
- grasshopper
- inside
Images for kids
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Sewage-treatment-facility - The German language has many compounds
See also
In Spanish: Composición (lingüística) para niños
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