-rel

/ɹəl/

suffix

pejorative suffix

“waste + -rel → wastrel”

OriginMiddle English -rel ← Old French -erel →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -erel

  1. pejorative suffix

    waste + -rel → wastrel

  2. diminutivesuffixdiminutive suffix

    cock + -rel → cockerel

Origin

  1. Old French-erel
  2. Middle English-rel
  3. English-rel

From Middle English -rel, -erel, from Old French -erel, -erelle.

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Cite this entry
APA

-rel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rel

MLA

“-rel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-rel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rel.

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