tea and toaster

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person, usually elderly and frail, with a diet lacking in nutrition. informal
    — Again, if Father San Browne, tea and toaster to that quaintesttest of yarnspinners is Padre Don Bruno, […]

词形变化

tea and toasters plural tea-and-toaster alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English tea and toast
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English tea and toaster
From tea and toast + -er.
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