Bitch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪt͡ʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bitch is a noun meaning (dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
Meaning
(dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
More Meanings
- (archaic, offensive) A promiscuous woman, slut, whore.
- (slang, vulgar, offensive, often sexist) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.
- (vulgar, offensive, slang) A woman.
- (vulgar, offensive) A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way
- (vulgar, offensive) A submissive person who does what others want; (prison slang) a man forced or coerced into a homoerotic relationship.
- (slang, vulgar, idiomatic, derogatory, misogynistic) A female sexual partner, typically in casual sexual relations
- (obsolete, informal, of a man) A playful variation on dog (sense "man").
Example Sentences
He had three pet bitches with him.
That bitch almost killed my girlfriend.
My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!
Ann spread rumors about me; she's such a bitch.
Word Forms
- bitches
- bitching
- bitched
Synonyms for bitch
Depending on context, synonyms include doggess, female, she-dog, shrew, jerk, bastard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beef, cunt, squawk, kick, gripe, backbite.
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Sources & Attribution
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