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BNC: 7364 COCA: 10747

mare

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mare /ˈmeɚ/ noun
plural mares
mare
/ˈmeɚ/
noun
plural mares
Learner's definition of MARE
[count]
: an adult female horse母马;牝马
BNC: 7364 COCA: 10747

mare

1 of 3

noun (1)

: a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age

mare

2 of 3

noun (2)

ma·​re ˈmär-(ˌ)ā How to pronounce mare (audio)
plural maria ˈmär-ē-ə How to pronounce mare (audio) also mares ˈmär-(ˌ)āz How to pronounce mare (audio)
: any of several mostly flat dark areas of considerable extent on the surface of the moon or Mars

mare

3 of 3

noun (3)

obsolete
: an evil preternatural being causing nightmares

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English mere; akin to Old High German merha mare, Old English mearh horse, Welsh march

Noun (2)

New Latin, from Latin, sea — more at marine

Noun (3)

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German mara incubus, Serbo-Croatian mora nightmare

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1860, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mare was before the 12th century
BNC: 7364 COCA: 10747

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