well-behaved

1. 1.

   (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct

   “a well-behaved child”

   Synonymswell behaved

   Similargood

Questions about well-behaved

What does well-behaved mean?

well-behaved means "(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct".

How many syllables are in well-behaved?

well-behaved has 3 syllables and divides as well--beha-ved under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for well-behaved?

Close synonyms include well behaved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.