Word: fontanelles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fon
ta
ne
lles
Definition: Plural of fontanelle; any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
Morphemes:
Affix: fontanelle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fontenelle
Language: fro
Decoded: fontenelle
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any place where two bones fuse together
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).