bitch

noun

/bɪtʃ/

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[countable] a female dog
- a greyhound bitch
Topics Animalsc2
[countable] (slang, disapproving) an offensive way of referring to a woman, especially an unpleasant one
- You stupid little bitch!
- She can be a real bitch.
[singular] (slang) a thing that causes problems or difficulties
- Life's a bitch.
[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.

verb

/bɪtʃ/

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bitch	/bɪtʃ/ /bɪtʃ/
he / she / it bitches	/ˈbɪtʃɪz/ /ˈbɪtʃɪz/
past simple bitched	/bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/
past participle bitched	/bɪtʃt/ /bɪtʃt/
-ing form bitching	/ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈbɪtʃɪŋ/

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bitch (about somebody/something) to make unkind and critical remarks about somebody/something, especially when they are not there
- She isn’t the sort of person who bitches about others behind their back.
Word OriginOld English bicce, of Germanic origin.