noun
farrow
FA-roh
Farrow (noun) means a litter of baby pigs born together. Example: “The sow produced a farrow of nine piglets.”
noun
1
A litter of baby pigs born together.
"The sow produced a farrow of nine piglets."
"Farmers check each farrow for weak or underweight piglets."
verb
1
To give birth to piglets.
"The sow is due to farrow any day now."
"Most pigs farrow twice a year on a commercial farm."
adj
1
Not currently pregnant or producing young, used of livestock, especially cows or sows in a given breeding season.
"The farmer sold off the farrow cows before winter."
"A farrow sow is one that failed to conceive that season."
How to use farrow
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word from farming: as a noun it means a litter of piglets, as a verb it means giving birth to them, and as an adjective it describes an animal that isn't currently breeding.
When to use it
Specialist agricultural vocabulary, rarely used outside farming contexts.
Common pairings
farrow of piglets
due to farrow
a farrow cow
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Word forms
- Plural
- farrows
- Third person singular
- farrows
- Past tense
- farrowed
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Etymology
From Old English fearh ("piglet"), tracing back to a very old Indo-European root also behind Latin porcus — making "farrow" a distant relative of "pork."
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Rhymes for farrow
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What does “farrow” mean?
The word “farrow” means a litter of baby pigs born together. In plain terms, a word from farming: as a noun it means a litter of piglets, as a verb it means giving birth to them, and as an adjective it describes an animal that isn't currently breeding.
How do you pronounce “farrow”?
“Farrow” is pronounced FA-roh (/ˈfæɹoʊ/ in IPA).
How do you use “farrow” in a sentence?
Here is “farrow” used in a sentence: “The sow produced a farrow of nine piglets.”
What part of speech is “farrow”?
Depending on how it is used, “farrow” can be a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Where does the word “farrow” come from?
The word “farrow” comes from Latin. From Old English fearh ("piglet"), tracing back to a very old Indo-European root also behind Latin porcus — making "farrow" a distant relative of "pork.".
How many meanings does “farrow” have?
“Farrow” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a litter of baby pigs born together.
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