bitch
1 of 2noun
ˈbich 
1
: the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals
The behavioral endocrinology of both male dogs and bitches is quite unique and differs from that of most other mammals …
Ian Dunbar
compare dog entry 1 sense 1b Ian Dunbar2
a
informal + often offensive : a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman
b
informal + offensive —used as a generalized term of abuse and disparagement for a woman
3
informal : something that is extremely difficult, objectionable, or unpleasant
Aspirin overdoses are a bitch to treat. Pamela Grim
Pamela GrimJuly and August were always a bitch in the subway. Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins4
informal : complaint
"My biggest bitch with all of CBS' golf is there's no personalization." Chuck Howard
Chuck Howardbitch
2 of 2verb
bitched; bitching; bitches
intransitive verb
: complain
transitive verb
1
: spoil, botch
bitched up their lives
2
: cheat, double-cross
3
: to complain of or about
Synonyms
Noun
- beef
- bleat
- carp
- complaint
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouch
- grouse
- grumble
- holler
- kvetch
- lament
- miserere
- moan
- murmur
- plaint
- squawk
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- whinge [British]
- yammer
Verb
- beef
- bellyache
- bleat
- carp
- caterwaul
- complain
- crab
- croak
- fuss
- gripe
- grizzle
- grouch
- grouse
- growl
- grumble
- grump
- holler
- inveigh
- keen
- kick
- kvetch
- maunder [chiefly British]
- moan
- murmur
- mutter
- nag
- repine
- scream
- squawk
- squeal
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- whinge [British]
- yammer
- yawp
- yaup
- yowl
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun That word is a bitch to spell. tiresome members of the tour group who had one bitch after another Verb He bitched constantly about his old car, but he doesn't like his new one either. those guys are always bitching about something
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bicche, going back to Old English bicce, perhaps going back to a Germanic noun with varying final consonants and inflectional class, whence Old Norse bikkja "female dog," German (from 15th century) Petze, Betze
Verb
derivative of bitch entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1823, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
bitch
noun
ˈbich
: a female dog
Medical Definition
bitch
noun
ˈbich
: the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals
bitching
verb
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely those guys are always bitching about something Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- complaining
- whining
- screaming
- moaning
- muttering
- grumbling
- bellyaching
- griping
- kvetching
- grousing
- yammering
- whimpering
- carping
- whinging
- crying
- hollering
- kicking
- nagging
- caterwauling
- worrying
- growling
- squawking
- grouching
- whingeing
- squealing
- wailing
- grizzling
- murmuring
- grumping
- bleating
- beefing
- yowling
- repining
- keening
- crabbing
- inveighing
- fussing
- protesting
- maundering
- yawping
- yauping
- croaking
- kicking up a stink
- sobbing
- kicking up a fuss
- quibbling
- stewing
- caviling
- lamenting
- fretting
- blubbering
- bemoaning
- bewailing
- cavilling
- deploring
- quarrelling (with)
- quarreling (with)
- objecting (to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rejoicing
- crowing
- delighting
- taking
- tolerating
- accepting
- enduring
- applauding
- bearing
- commending
- cheering
- countenancing