How to pronounce litter
American English pronunciation
LIT-er
- IPA
- /ˈlɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- LIT · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What litter means
Most people know litter in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A group of baby animals born at the same time
In a sentence: Our dog had a litter of six puppies last spring.
Where it comes from: It comes from Middle English litere, which first meant a bed of straw. By the late 1400s it was also used for the babies an animal had all at once.
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