neighborship

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈneɪbərˌʃɪp/ UK /ˈneɪbəʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state or relationship of being neighbors

Years of quiet neighborship had bred an easy trust between them.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state or relationship... neighborhood proximity vicinity fellowship

Word family

Related forms neighbor neighborhood neighborly neighboring

Etymology

From neighbor + -ship, the noun from Old English neahgebur ('one dwelling near'), from neah ('near') + gebur ('dweller, farmer').

neahgebur Old English -ship Old English

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# neighborship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈneɪbərˌʃɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪbəʃɪp/

## Meanings
1. the state or relationship of being neighbors

## Examples
- Years of quiet neighborship had bred an easy trust between them.

## Synonyms
- neighborhood
- proximity
- vicinity
- fellowship

## Related Forms
- neighbor
- neighborhood
- neighborly
- neighboring

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: neahgebur
- Root: -ship

## Etymology
From neighbor + -ship, the noun from Old English neahgebur ('one dwelling near'), from neah ('near') + gebur ('dweller, farmer').

## AI Etymology
Neighborship comes from neighbor + -ship, the noun from Old English neahgebur ('one dwelling near'), from neah ('near') + gebur ('dweller, farmer'). The etymological trail includes Old English neahgebur, Old English -ship. The same word family includes neighbor, neighborhood, neighborly, neighboring. Its current noun use means "the state or relationship of being neighbors".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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