Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bee-stingz]
- /ˈbi stɪŋz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bee-stingz]
- /ˈbi stɪŋz/
Definitions of beestings word
- noun beestings the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum 3
- noun plural beestings colostrum, esp. that of a cow 3
- noun beestings the first milk or colostrum of a mammal, especially a cow, after giving birth. 1
- noun beestings The first milk produced by a cow or goat after giving birth. 1
- noun beestings The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth. 0
- noun beestings plural of beesting. 0
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Origin of beestings
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; late Middle English bestynge, Old English bȳsting, equivalent to bēost beestings (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German biost, German Biest) + -ing -ing1
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Parts of speech for Beestings
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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beestings popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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