English Explanatory Dictionary

haedine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling in form or exhibiting the behaviour typical of a kid (i.e., a juvenile goat); compare caprine, hircine.

Pronunciation

hēʹdīn /ˈhiːdaɪn/

Word forms

haedine

Etymology

From the Latin haedīnus (“kidlike”), from haedus (“kid, young goat”); compare caprine, hircine. By surface analysis, haed- (“kid, young goat”) + -ine.

Related words

caprine goatish goatlike goaty hircine
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