Warren

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈwɒɹən/
• Rhymes: -É’rÉ™n

Origin

From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne, from Old French guarenne, garenne, probably from a *warinne "game park", from the root *war- of Proto-Germanic *warjanÄ… ("ward off, defend against") (cf. also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root). Alternatively the Old French may have derived from a Gaulish varenna ("enclosed area"), related to varros ("post").

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Full definition of warren

Noun

1. The system of burrows where rabbits live.
2. (figuratively) A mazelike place of dark alleys etc in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.
3. A heart-shaped hoe.

Derived terms

• warrener

Anagrams

• warner, Warner