English Explanatory Dictionary

moonchild

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Cancerian.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

moonchild moonchildren moon-child moon child

Etymology

From moon + child, because the ruling planet of Cancer is the Moon. The term is used to avoid the negative connotations of the word cancer.

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