Word: waithood
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wait
hood
Definition: A period of limbo faced by young college graduates in the Arab world, in which activities belonging to the traditional transition into adulthood, such as marriage and buying a home, are put off to allow the securing of employment or money.
Morphemes:
Affix: wait
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A delay; the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Affix: -hood
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.