bowwows

bow·wow

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bou-wou, -wou]
- /ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bou-wou, -wou]
- /ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ/

Definitions of bowwows word

noun bowwows the bark of a dog. 1
noun bowwows an imitation of this. 1
noun bowwows Chiefly Baby Talk. a dog. 1
noun bowwows plural of bowwow. 0

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Origin of bowwows

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; rhyming compound; imitative

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Parts of speech for Bowwows

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bowwows popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bowwows

noun bowwows

puppy — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
cur — A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel.
stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
tyke — Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.
bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.

All 31 Synonyms of bowwows