I just made this 'Riley riddle':
My prefix is a moment,
My infix comes before nouns,
My suffix is an Indian currency,
I keep you safe and sure.
What am I?
Hint 1:
It is a 7-letter word.
Hint 2 (A very concise hint):
It is almost a "job".
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My prefix is a moment,
My infix comes before nouns,
My suffix is an Indian currency,
I keep you safe and sure.
What am I?
Hint 1:
It is a 7-letter word.
Hint 2 (A very concise hint):
It is almost a "job".
I think @Kramii was very close, but the answer is probably:
MOTHERS
My prefix is a moment,
MO is short for 'moment' (as in, "I'll be with you in a mo...").
My infix comes before nouns,
THE (definite article) precedes nouns grammatically when referring to them (as in, "The quick brown fox...").
My suffix is an Indian currency,
The Indian currency (Rupees) can be shortened to "Rs".
I keep you safe and sure
A mother nurtures her children through infancy, keeping them 'safe and sure' on the path to adulthood.
Re the hints:
1. 'MOTHERS' is indeed 7 letters long, and 2. The role of a mother is demanding and takes all your time and energy to do it right - hence it might be considered a full-time occupation, or 'job'...
Are you:
Bithers
Prefix:
Bit. As in "in a moment" = "in a bit"
Infix:
"the" comes before nouns
Suffix:
Rs is short for rupees
Safe and sure:
Bithers are a wallet for bitcoin style currency
Also:
Bithers has 7 letters
But:
Im not sure how this is almost a job?
Note: This answer was valid before, but the question have been edited afterwards, so now this answer is a bit innacurate.
Are you a
promise
My prefix is a moment,
prom -- A big moment!
My suffix comes before nouns,
se -- S.E. -- The written abbreviation for southeast, and is an adjective. Adjectives go before nouns.
My infix is an Indian currency,
mi -- Slice the m to get "rni" -- invert the letters to get "inr" -- INR is the International Organization for Standardization currency code for the Indian rupee
I keep you safe and sure
promise -- Like a promise does.
Hint 1:
It is a 7 letter word -- promise is a 7 letter word.
Hint 2:
It is almost a "job" -- If you make a promise, it is your job to keep it.