FERRET - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
hunt with ferrets
Categories: Hunt, Run, Hunt down, Track down
📖 Fun Facts About Ferret
- • A collective of ferrets is called a *business* of ferrets.
- • Ferrets can be trained to do tricks like dogs!
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
hound or harry relentlessly
Categories: Hound, Hunt, Trace
Synonyms
Mustela nigripes, Ferret out, Ferret, Black-footed ferret
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "ferret" was borrowed from Italian fioretto. It started in Latin fūr. Then it appeared in Vulgar Latin *furittum. Later, people used it in Old French furet. After that, it was Middle English furet.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.