"antmire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈantmaɪɚ/ Forms: antmires [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of pismire by the Puritan settlers of the New World, equivalent to ant + mire (“ant”, obsolete). The Puritans were known to have adopted new terms or to have modified other ones to have less potential for offensiveness, hence the use of rooster for cock in North America, chickadee for tit, etc. The form anty-mire is likely a minced alteration of pissymire, a variant of pismire. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pismire}} pismire, {{com|en|ant||alt2=mire|pos2=obsolete|t2=ant}} ant + mire (“ant”, obsolete), {{m|en|rooster}} rooster, {{m|en|cock}} cock, {{m|en|chickadee}} chickadee, {{m|en|tit}} tit, {{m|en|anty-mire}} anty-mire, {{m|en|pissymire}} pissymire, {{m|en|pismire}} pismire Head templates: {{en-noun}} antmire (plural antmires)
  1. (dated or colloquial) An ant. Categories (lifeform): Ants Synonyms: anty-mire

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Download JSON data for antmire meaning in English (2.2kB)

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