/ˈhʌni/

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Meaning

A sweet food that bees make; a name for someone you love.

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Word origin

From Old English hunig, the name for the sweet food of bees, shared with the old Germanic languages.

Origin
Old English
Root
hunig

Grammar

Gender
Pluralhoneys

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 7: honey, either, cry and 7 more words.