Why are puppies called a “litter”? Swipe for the connection behind the word. #words #vocabulary
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THE STORY BEHIND A WORD: Why are puppies called a “litter”?. Here, “litter” means baby animals born together. It does not mean the puppies are rubbish. The connection starts with a bed.
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HERE’S THE ANSWER: Before the puppies, there was bedding.. “Litter” came from a word for a bed. It later meant straw used as animal bedding. Animals born together on that bedding became a “litter”. Same word, different meanings.
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