water pox

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water pox

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Compound of water + pox. Attested from the nineteenth century.

noun

  1. dated, uncountable A common childhood disease caused by virus; chickenpox, varicella. Water pox. Varicella.

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noun A common childhood disease caused by virus

日本語水疱瘡 mizubōsō, 水痘 suidō
DeutschWindpocken, Wasserpocken

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"water pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/water%20pox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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water pox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/water%20pox

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"water pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/water%20pox.

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@misc{water_pox_2026,
  title = {water pox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20pox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}