# chare

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛə/

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
2. A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

## Etymology
From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chare