Word: postretirees
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
stre
ti
rees
Definition: Plural of postretiree
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: retire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: frm
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: tirer
Language: frm
Decoded: tirer
Meaning: draw, pull
Affix: -ee
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (ie, to whom or to which an action is done).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ee
Language: fro
Decoded: -ee
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (ie, to whom or to which an action is done).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.