Word: homesigners
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: home
sig
ners
Definition: Plural of homesigner. A deaf person who has not properly acquired a signed or spoken language, due to lack of instruction and isolation from an established signing community, who instead uses a self-generated gesture system called a home sign.
Morphemes:
Affix: home sign
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gestural communication system, less than a complete sign language, developed by a deaf child who lacks input from a language model in the family.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person whose occupation is (the noun).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -aris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).