bitch

CEFRC1

/bɪt͡ʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    informal terms for objecting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.

Examples

  • Whom God loves, his bitch brings forth pigs.

  • Idiot, I've forgotten that two-timing bitch.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bɪʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A promiscuous woman, slut, whore.

  2. A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

  3. A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way

More examples

In context

  • He had three pet bitches with him.

  • My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!

  • Near-synonyms: cunt (vulgar, offensive); see also Thesaurus:jerk

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.