stricture -- Isabella's birthday word

Stricture

stric·ture (strkchr) n. 1. A restraint, limit, or restriction. 2. An adverse remark or criticism; censure. 3. Pathology An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage. [Middle English, an abnormal narrowing of a bodily part, from Late Latin strictra, contraction, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see strict.]

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Isabella has long been of the age that she doesn't appreciate her parent's strictures, though they're not strict. Happy birthday (tomorrow) Isabella!