bat
English
/bæt/
noun
Definitions
- Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- (derogatory) An old woman.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bakke.
Origin
Middle English
bakke
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -man English
- -s- English
- Batcape English
- Batnipples English
- Batverse English
- bat house English
- batboy English
- batcape English
- batcrap English
- batdom English
- batfaced English
- batfish English
- batfowler English
- batfowling English
- batgirl English
- batless English
- batlet English
- batlike English
- batling English
- batmaker English
- batman English
- batmobile English
- batpoop English
- batsicle English
- batskin English
- batsman English
- batsmanship English
- batspit English
- batsqueak English
- batswoman English
- batt English
- battily English
- battiness English
- batting English
- battish English
- batty English
- batty boy English
- batty man English
- batwing English
- boy English
- brick English
- brickbat English
- cape English
- clue English
- cluebat English
- crap English
- faced English
- fish English
- fowler English
- fowling English
- girl English
- half-bat English
- house English
- maker English
- man English
- megabat English
- microbat English
- moon English
- moonbat English
- moonbattery English
- moonbatty English
- nail English
- nail bat English
- nipples English
- poop English
- skin English
- spit English
- squeak English
- wing English
- woman English
- bât French
- batazo Spanish, Castilian
- bate Spanish, Castilian
- バッツマン Japanese
- バット Japanese
- bakke Middle English
- leðrblaka Old Norse
- bat Danish
- leðurbløka Faroese
- nattbakka Old Swedish
- ratbat Jamaican Creole
- -s-
- boy
- man
- girl
- clue
- crap
- skin
- cape
- spit
- -man
- nail
- wing
- batt
- moon
- poop
- fish
- maker
- brick
- batty
- woman
- faced
- house
- batman
- batboy
- batdom
- batlet
- squeak
- fowler
- batlike
- batcape
- moonbat
- battily
- nipples
- batless
- fowling
- batpoop
- batgirl
- battish
- megabat
- Batcape
- batcrap
- cluebat
- batfish
- batspit
- batskin
- batwing
- batling
- batting
- batsman
- batsicle
- brickbat
- microbat
- batfaced
- half-bat
- nail bat
- Batverse
- batmaker
- battiness
- bat house
- batfowler
- batty boy
- moonbatty
- batmobile
- batsqueak
- batswoman
- batty man
- batfowling
- Batnipples
- moonbattery
- batsmanship