Definition of farrow - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
pigletsTECH. litter of pigsTECH.
- The farmer was pleased with the size of the farrow.
2.
productionTECH. act of producing a group of pigletsTECH.
- The farrow was successful this season.
Verb
pigsTECH. give birth to pigletsTECH.
- The sow is expected to farrow next week.
Adjective
of sowsTECH. not pregnant or not nursing pigletsTECH.
- The farrow sow was separated from the others for feeding.
Images of farrow

litter of pigs
Origin of farrow
Old English, fearh (young pig)
Examples of farrow in a sentence
He sold the farrow at the market. The farmer was proud of the healthy farrow. A large farrow can be quite profitable. The farm expects the sow to farrow soon. She learned how to help sows farrow safely. The farmer checked on the farrow sows in the barn.
A farrow sow requires different care than a nursing one.
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- French:portée, mettre bas, ...
- German:Wurf, ferkeln, ...
- Italian:cucciolata di maiali, partorire, ...
- Spanish:camada de cerdos, parir, ...
- Portuguese:leitões, parir, ...
- Chinese:一窝小猪, 产仔, ...
- Japanese:子豚の群れ, 子豚を産む, ...
- Arabic:خلفة, وَلَدَتْ, ...
- Hebrew:מַלְטָה, לְהַמְלִיט, ...
- Russian:помет поросят, рожать поросят, ...
- Ukrainian:поросята, пороситися, ...
- Hindi:गर्भ, बच्चे देना, ...
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