/ bɪtʃ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a female dog :
a greyhound bitch
2.
[ C ] ( slang , disapproving ) an offensive way of referring to a woman, especially an unpleasant one :
You stupid little bitch!
She can be a real bitch.
3.
[ sing. ] ( slang ) a thing that causes problems or difficulties :
Life's a bitch .
4.
[ sing. ] bitch (about sb/sth) ( informal ) a complaint about sb/sth or a conversation in which you complain about them :
We've been having a bitch about our boss.
—see also son of a bitch
■ verb
[ v ] bitch (about sb/sth) ( informal ) to make unkind and critical remarks about sb/sth, especially when they are not there
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bicce , of Germanic origin.