Definitions for bitch
bitch

Princeton's WordNet(3.08 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bitchnoun

   an unpleasant difficulty

   "this problem is a real bitch"

2. cunt, bitchnoun

   a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked

   "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch"

3. gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawknoun

   informal terms for objecting

   "I have a gripe about the service here"

4. bitchverb

   female of any member of the dog family

5. gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, hollerverb

   complain

   "What was he hollering about?"

6. backbite, bitchverb

   say mean things

Wiktionary(4.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bitchnoun

   A female dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppies.

   My bitch just had puppies: they're so cute!

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

2. bitchnoun

   Term of contempt applied to a woman, conveying a judgement that she or her behavior are despicable, disagreeable, etc.

   Ann gossiped about me and mocked my work; sometimes she can be a real bitch!

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

3. bitchnoun

   Of a man, playful variation on dog (sense 4).

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

4. bitchnoun

   Friend.

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

5. bitchnoun

   Term of (sometimes humorous) contempt applied by extension to a male, implying that he or his behavior are unmanly, submissive, despicable, etc. By extension, any person who is seen as being in a submissive role in a relationship (often preceded by the).

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

6. bitchnoun

   A complaint.

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

7. bitchnoun

   A difficult or confounding problem.

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

8. bitchnoun

   A queen (playing card), particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

9. bitchverb

   To make derogatory comments (about a person).

   Look, I saw you bitching about me yesterday, I know how you feel: why can't you say it to my face?

   Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

10. bitchverb

    To criticize (something) spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.

    All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!

    Etymology: From biche, bicche, from bicce, from bikjōn (compare Norwegian bikkja, Old Danish bikke), from (compare Old Norse bikkja, Dutch bikken). More at bicker.

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bitchnoun

   the female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox

2. Bitchnoun

   an opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman

Freebase(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bitch

   Bitch, literally meaning a female dog, is a common slang term in the English language, especially used as a denigrating term applied to a person, commonly a woman. It often refers to someone who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, rudely intrusive, and/or aggressive. Its original use as a vulgarism, documented to the fourteenth century, suggested high sexual desire in a woman, comparable to a dog in heat. The range of meanings has expanded in modern usage. In a feminist context, it can indicate a strong or assertive woman, one who might make men feel threatened. When applied to a man, bitch is a derogatory term for a subordinate.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bitch

   bich, n. the female of the dog, wolf, and fox. [A.S. bicce; Ice. bikkja.]

Rap Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bitchnoun

   Prostitute, literally meaning "female dog" (derogatory)

2. bitchnoun

   Girlfriend or lover.

3. bitchnoun

   A man who behaves like a woman (derogatory). Cause some of y'all niggas is bitches too -- Ice-T (Bitches 2)

4. bitchnoun

   An empowered woman. I used to be scared of the dick. Now I throw lips to the shit, handle it like a real bitch -- Lil' Kim (Big Momma Thang)

5. bitchverb

   To curse or nag about something.

Matched Categories

1. • Complain
   • Difficulty
   • Objection
   • Unpleasant Person

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bitch' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4106

How to pronounce bitch?

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bitch in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bitch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of bitch in a Sentence

1. Earl of Kent, _The_Tragedy_of_King_Lear_:

   A knave; a rascal; an eater of broken meats; a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy, worsted-stocking knave; a lily-livered, action-taking knave, a whoreson, glass-gazing, super-serviceable finical rogue; one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd, in way of good service, and art nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pandar, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch: one whom I will beat into clamorous whining, if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.

2. Brad Pitt:

   Fame is a bitch, man.

3. Kevin Starrett:

   I would have loved to see more students with the ability to turn around and send this son of a bitch back to the great beyond.

4. A. J. Benza:

   Fame, ain't it a bitch

5. Joe Biden:

   I looked at them and said : I'm leaving in six hours, if the prosecutor is not fired, you're not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time.

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