how to pronounce rosie

/ˈɹəʊziː/

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rosie is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of rosie in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… between States I mean Rosie is a dead …”

meanings of rosie

name:

A diminutive of Rose, Rosemary and of other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

noun:

A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).

rosie frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word rosie occurs in english on average 7.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.