headfooter

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noun

Synonym of tadpole person.

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tadpole person
OriginEnglish foot ← Middle English fot ← Old English fōt →
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Meanings

nounheadfooter (plural headfooters)

plural headfooters

  1. rareSynonym of tadpole person.

    Synonyms: tadpole person

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of tadpole person.

Similar
tadpole person
Also see
tadpole person

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Germanic*haubudą
  5. Old Englishhēafod
  6. Middle Englishheed
  7. Englishhead
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  10. Proto-Germanic*fōts
  11. Proto-West Germanic*fōt
  12. Old Englishfōt
  13. Middle Englishfot
  14. Englishfoot
  15. Englishheadfooter

From head + foot + -er.. Possibly a calque of Dutch kopvoeter / koppoter, and/or of German Kopffüßler.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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