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Word entry · 5 letters

bitch

Best crossword clue

"Female dog"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /bɪt͡ʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bchitStarts with BEnds with H1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Female dog; also a harsh insult or complaint in informal use.

Word origin

From Middle English biche, bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) (compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”), Old Danish bikke (“bitch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust, attack”) (compare Old Norse bikkja (“to plunge into water”), Dutch bikken (“to hack”)). Related to bicker.

Used in a sentence

  • My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!
  • He had three pet bitches with him.
  • All members of one breed, both dog and bitch, champion and nonchampion, are judged in a series of competitions until only one animal remains.

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