bitch
/bɪt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.76 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.
Countable; Offensive; Uncountable
noun
A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way
Countable; Offensive; Uncountable
noun
A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way
Countable; Derogatory; Offensive; Uncountable
noun
A submissive person who does what others want; (prison slang) a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
Countable; Offensive; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Near-synonyms: cunt (vulgar, offensive); see also Thesaurus:jerk"
- "Ann spread rumors about me; she's such a bitch."
- "That bitch almost killed my girlfriend."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: biche, biċċe, *bikkjā, *bikjǭ, *bikjaną