Farrow

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ærəʊ

Origin

From Middle English farwen ("piglet") (akin to Dutch varken ("pig"), Middle Low German ferken, New Low German Farken, New High German Ferkel), diminutive of Old English fearh ("pig"), from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (compare Dutch var ("male pig; boar"), Old High German farah), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (compare Middle Irish orc ("piglet"), Latin porcus, Ancient Greek pórkos, Proto-Slavic *porsę ("pig, piglet"), Lithuanian par̃šas, Kurdish purs), from *perḱ- ("to dig").

Full definition of farrow

Noun

1. A litter of piglets.

Verb

1. To give birth to a (litter of piglets).

Derived terms

• farrowing

Adjective

1. (of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.