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bitch

/ˈbɪtʃ/BICH
/ˈbɪtʃ/BICH

Meaninga female dog

Common meaning: a female dog

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbiccesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbichesource
  3. Englishbitch‘a female dog’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English bicce ‘a female dog’.

Roots

  • bicce Old English “a female dog”

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