litter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
  2. noun rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
  3. noun conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from Late Latin lectuāria, from Latin lectus + -āria.

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