Word: residents
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
si
dents
Definition: Plural of resident; a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
Morphemes:
Affix: resident
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: sedeō
Language: la
Decoded: sedeo
Meaning: I sit
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.