Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

she-bear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
she-bear
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English sche bere; equivalent to she- + bear.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

she-bears (plural)

Synonyms

bearess

Questions

What does she-bear mean?
A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).
Where does she-bear come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce she-bear

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