Word: gatekeep
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: gate
keep
Definition: To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
Morphemes:
Affix: gate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To restrain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch