Hyphenation of monkey

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word monkey? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mon-key

Definitions of monkey:

1.	Any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
2.	One who is playfully mischievous
3.	Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly Someone tampered with the documents on my desk The reporter fiddle with the facts
4.	Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house

Synonyms of monkey:

noun	primate
noun	imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
verb	tamper, fiddle, manipulate
verb	putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey around, muck about, muck around, work

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.