litter

[ lit-er ]
/ ˈlɪt ər /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to give birth to a litter: The cat had littered in the closet.
to strew objects about: If you litter, you may be fined.

Idioms for litter

    pick of the litter,
    1. the best or choicest of the animals, especially puppies, in a litter.
    2. the best of any class, group, or available selection.

Origin of litter

1250–1300; Middle English litere bed, litter < Anglo-French; Old French litiere < Medieval Latin lectāria, equivalent to Latin lect(us) bed + -āria feminine of -ārius -er2

SYNONYMS FOR litter

2 clutter.
9 mess (up).

synonym study for litter

3. See brood.

OTHER WORDS FROM litter

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH litter

letter lighter liter litter

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British Dictionary definitions for littered

litter
/ (ˈlɪtə) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for litter

C13 (in the sense: bed): via Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin lectus bed

Medical definitions for littered

litter
[ lĭtər ]

n.

A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.
The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. brood