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brood bitch

brood bitch

9.9
A female dog kept to have and raise puppies
  • noun
  • /bruːd bɪtʃ/
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  • The kennel owner selected the healthiest brood bitch to produce the next litter of puppies.

Examples

  • A well-cared-for brood bitch is essential for a successful breeding program.

  • She retired her oldest brood bitch after several years of producing champion offspring.

  • The brood bitch gave birth to six puppies.

  • Many breeders prefer to use a brood bitch with a good lineage.

  • The farmer decided to keep a brood bitch to improve the quality of his puppies.

  • She trained the brood bitch carefully before her first litter was due.

  • The kennel specializes in breeding championship lines, with a prized brood bitch as its centerpiece.

Surface Forms

brood bitch singular
brood bitches plural

Morphology

brood + bitch

The compound combines 'brood' (a group/offspring) with 'bitch' (an adult female dog), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to a female dog associated with producing/raising young. This noun+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and mirrors equivalent terms in many languages, making the meaning directly derivable.

Etymology

Brood bitch names a female dog kept to have puppies. The word brood meant a group of young animals or the act of making young, and bitch is the old word for a female dog, so a brood bitch is a dog kept for 'breeding'.