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doe

doe
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doh]
    • /doʊ/
    • /dəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doh]
    • /doʊ/

Definitions of doe word

  • noun plural doe the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals. 1
  • noun doe A female deer. 1
  • noun doe female deer 1
  • noun doe female rabbit 1
  • noun Technical meaning of doe Distributed Object Environment: a distributed object-oriented application framework from SunSoft. 1
  • countable noun doe A doe is an adult female rabbit, hare, or deer. 0

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Origin of doe

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon to suck

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Doe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

doe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

doe usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for doe

noun doe

  • buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
  • rodent — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
  • hare — any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
  • bunny — A bunny or a bunny rabbit is a child's word for a rabbit.
  • cony — a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit

Top questions with doe

  • what doe means?
  • when will i doe?

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