freemartin

free·mar·tin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-mahr-tn]
- /ˈfriˌmɑr tn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-mahr-tn]
- /ˈfriˌmɑr tn/

Definitions of freemartin word

noun freemartin a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male. 1
noun freemartin A hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile female calf that is the twin of a male calf whose hormones affected its development. 1
noun freemartin the female of a pair of twin calves of unlike sex that is imperfectly developed and sterile, probably due to the influence of the male hormones of its twin during development in the uterus 0
noun freemartin an imperfectly developed female calf, usually sterile, born as the twin of a male 0
noun freemartin A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile). 0

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Origin of freemartin

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Freemartin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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freemartin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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 freemartin

noun freemartin

yearling — an animal in its second year.
maverick — Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.
heifer — a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
veal — Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
dogie — a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

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