bitch

Definition

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

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.

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."