Word: wicketkeeping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wi
cket
kee
ping
Definition: The role of the wicketkeeper. A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
Morphemes:
Affix: wicket
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand.
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as wicket-keeper.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.