'prentice noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) Apheretic form of apprentice."You're going to be made a 'prentice of, Oliver." — 1838 verb1 •(no longer used) Apheretic form of apprentice.Two thousand a-year without debt or drawback — except for the little love-child, indeed; aye, I had forgot her; but she may be 'prenticed out at a small cost, and then what does it signify? — 1811 forms'prenticed · 'prenticing · 'prentices