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Meaning of "pen pal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEN PAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEN PAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pen pal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEN PAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pen pal in the English dictionary

The definition of pen pal in the dictionary is a person with whom one regularly exchanges letters, often a person in another country whom one has not met Also called: pen friend.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEN PAL

pen
pen and ink
pen drive
pen friend
pen name
pen nib
pen-and-ink drawing
Pen.
penal
penal code
penal colony
penal servitude
penal settlement
penalisation
penalise
penality
penalization
penalize
penally
penalties

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEN PAL

appal
archetypal
assistant principal
Bhopal
carpal
chappal
episcopal
gal pal
hippocampal
municipal
Nepal
opal
pal
papal
principal
pupal
sepal
vice-principal
vorpal
web pal

Synonyms and antonyms of pen pal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pen pal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEN PAL

Find out the translation of pen pal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pen pal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pen pal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

笔友
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amigo por correspondencia
570 millions of speakers

English

pen pal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्र मित्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القلم بال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

друг по переписке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amigo de correspondência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলম বন্ধু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

correspondant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sahabat pena
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brieffreund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

文通友達
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편지 친구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

konco cedak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bút pal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேனா பால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन पाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mektup arkadaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amico di penna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pen pal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

друг по листуванню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pen pal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pen pal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pen pal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brevvän
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brevvenn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pen pal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEN PAL»

The term «pen pal» is regularly used and occupies the 74.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEN PAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pen pal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pen pal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pen pal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEN PAL»

Discover the use of pen pal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pen pal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dear Pen Pal
The third book in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick follows the girls for a new year of humor and friendship.
Heather Vogel Frederick, 2009
2
My Pen Pal, Santa
"When Ava writes a thank you to Santa in January, he writes back and sets off a year's worth of correspondence where they exchange information about their daily lives and discuss their shared love of Christmas"- -
Melissa Stanton, 2013
3
Arthur's pen pal
Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.
Lillian Hoban, 1988
4
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The book club is about to get a makeover.
Heather Vogel Frederick, 2010
5
Polly's Pen Pal
Young readers are given a basic introduction to the metric system in this story of a long-distance friendship. Full color.
Stuart J. Murphy, 2005
6
Arthur and the Pen-pal Playoff
After bragging to his pen pal about his basketball skills, Arthur realizes that he has to make good on his boasts when the pen pal comes to visit. Simultaneous.
‎2001
7
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under ...
Intimate, moving, and often humorous, Foreign Correspondence speaks to the unquiet heart of every girl who has ever yearned to become a woman of the world. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Geraldine Brooks, 2011
8
The evil pen pal
The reader makes choices that control the outcome of a visit from pen pal Billy, who is not the way he seemed in his letters.
Laban Carrick Hill, Bill Schmidt, 1998
9
Pen Pal Scams Beware of the Million Doll
Take a look at the scams being run on pen pals for money. Read all the possible lines being told to you, or the lies being told to get money or anything of value to pay for sex, drugs, or MR. GLOVE!!!! Pen Pals BEWARE
T. Carter, 2006
10
A Pen Pal for Max
The young son of a Chilean farmer writes a note asking for a "faraway friend," placing the note in a box of grapes bound for the United States, and he is thrilled when a girl named Maggie responds and becomes his pen pal.
Gloria Rand, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEN PAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pen pal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Youngest children ever tried for first-degree murder set to be …
1, married a pen pal she corresponded with in prison and told Florida Today about the fears she has ahead of leaving prison. “Of course there ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Manson Family Murders Fast Facts
November 20, 2013 - A 25-year-old pen pal, who calls herself "Star," tells Rolling Stone magazine that she considers Manson her husband. The imprisoned cult ... «KRTV Great Falls News, Jul 15»
3
From stone carvings to pen pals, fast-paced flurry of 'Talk20 Hutch …
Martha Fee told the story of an intercontinental friendship she began with a pen pal from New Zealand in the 1940s when she was 13 years old. They kept ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
4
It Took This Woman 12 Years To Realize She Was Being Catfished
The engagement was ultimately called off, and Birch went on to marry another man, staying in touch with her online pen pal all the while. It was ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Monster Treehouse Club | NewsWatch Review
The pen pal package goes for 10 dollars a month and includes a personalized letter every week from one of the characters or monsters in the ... «NewsWatch, Jul 15»
6
Somerset residents travel to Kenyan Village to visit with school
A big reason for that is a pen pal program that Forbes started between Amagoro and Somerset students about four years ago. She was in ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
7
Kids Doing Good Stuff: Yo Ghana!
She now has more than a thousand kids across the state writing to a pen pal in Ghana. “I think it fosters a sense of community it makes the ... «KATU, Jul 15»
8
Connecting through letters; pen pals meet after 50 years of friendship
For Nema Cooper of Greencastle, writing letters started at a young age. Her mother enrolled her in a pen pal organization when she was just a ... «WTHITV.com, Jul 15»
9
Country's youngest murderer nears prison release
Catherine, who found love and marriage via a pen pal, is due to be released sometime next month. BRIEF TASTE OF FREEDOM. Curtis Jones ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
10
Preview: Second album from JD McPherson keeps good times rolling
It was like having a pen pal or something. "The CD store moved into a town that was about 45 minutes away, where we bought groceries. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pen pal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pen-pal>. May 2024 ».
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