крольчиха

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Russian

Etymology

From крольк- (krolʹk-) +‎ -и́ха (-íxa), using the stem form found in e.g. крольчо́нок (krolʹčónok).

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Noun

крольчи́ха (krolʹčíxaf anim (genitive крольчи́хи, nominative plural крольчи́хи, genitive plural крольчи́х, masculine кро́лик)

  1. female equivalent of кро́лик (królik): female rabbit (doe)
    Крольчи́ха мо́жет вести́ себя́ агресси́вно, защища́я своё пото́мство.Krolʹčíxa móžet vestí sebjá agressívno, zaščiščája svojó potómstvo.A female rabbit may behave aggressively protecting her offspring.
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) mother of many children
    Но крольчи́ха-мать в очередно́й раз ки́нула своего́ ребёнка, на сей раз ста́ршую дочь.No krolʹčíxa-matʹ v očerednój raz kínula svojevó rebjónka, na sej raz stáršuju dočʹ.But that overly fertile mom once again abandoned her child, this time her eldest daughter.

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