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Definition of bitch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bitch

noun
 
/bɪtʃ/
 
/bɪtʃ/
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  1. [countable] a female dog
    • a greyhound bitch
    Topics Animalsc2
  2. [countable] (slang, offensive) an offensive way of referring to a woman who you think is unpleasant
  3. [singular] (slang) a thing that causes problems or difficulties
    • Life's a bitch.
  4. [singular] bitch (about somebody/something) (informal) a complaint about somebody/something or a conversation in which you complain about them
    • We've been having a bitch about our boss.
    5. see also son of a bitch
    Word OriginOld English bicce, of Germanic origin.
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