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farrow

/ˈfeˌɹəʊ/FEH-roh
/ˈfɛˌɹoʊ/FEH-roh

Meaninga pig

Common meaning: give birth to a litter of pigs

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishfearh‘a pig’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa pig → young pigfarh‘young pig’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsyoung pig → give birth to a litter of pigsfarrow‘give birth to a litter of pigs’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English fearh ‘a pig’.

Roots

  • fearh Old English “a pig”

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