🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

兔子笼

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tùzi lóng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rabbit-hutch/ˈræbɪt hʌtʃ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"孩子们在后院建了一个兔子笼。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shelter or cage for keeping rabbits.

    "The children built a rabbit-hutch in the backyard for their new pets."
  2. 2

    A small enclosure designed to provide a safe environment for rabbits.

    "The rabbit-hutch was equipped with a feeding area and a space for the rabbits to play."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'rabbit-hutch' combines 'rabbit', derived from the Old French 'rabette', and 'hutch', which originates from the Middle English 'huch', meaning a small shed or cage. The compound form emerged in the 19th century as domestic rabbit breeding became popular.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Rabbit-hutch"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Rabbit-hutch"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Rabbit-hutch" Synonym Map