A Quick and Simple Dictionary

bitch

1. Noun.  A female dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppies.
2. Noun.  (vulgar, derogatory) Term of contempt applied to a woman, conveying a judgement that she or her behavior are despicable, disagreeable, etc. (defdate, from the 15th c) .
3. Noun.  (obsolete) (informal) Of a man, playful variation on dog (sense 4). (defdate, from the 16th c) .
4. Noun.  (humorous, colloquial) Friend. (defdate, from the 20th c) .
5. Noun.  (informal) Term of (sometimes humorous) contempt applied by extension to a male, implying that he or his behavior are unmanly, submissive, despicable, etc. By extension, any person who is seen as being in a submissive role in a relationship (often preceded by ''the''). (defdate, from the 20th c) .
6. Noun.  (colloquial) A complaint.
7. Noun.  (colloquial, usually only used in the singular) A difficult or confounding problem.
8. Noun.  (colloquial) A queen (playing card), particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.
9. Verb.  (transitive, with “about”) To make derogatory comments (about a person).
10. Verb.  (transitive, with “about”) To criticize (something) spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.