moonchild

[ moon-chahyld ]

/ ˈmunˌtʃaɪld /

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noun, plural moon·chil·dren.

a person born under the zodiacal sign of Cancer.

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Origin of moonchild

1965–70; moon + child; so called because of the astrological pairing of the moon with Cancer

Words nearby moonchild

moonbeam, moon-blind, moon blindness, moonbow, mooncalf, moonchild, moon dog, mooned, mooneye, moon-eyed, moon face

British Dictionary definitions for moonchild

Moon Child

noun

a euphemistic name for Cancer (def. 2b)

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