litter

lit-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Trash or waste material left in public places.

  2. 2.

    To scatter trash or objects carelessly.

  3. 3.

    A group of young animals born to one mother at the same time.

  4. 4.

    Material used as bedding for animals.

Forms

plural: litters

Related words

See also: garbage, trash, waste
Synonyms: garbage, rubbish, trash

Etymology

From Old French litiere ("bed, litter"), from Medieval Latin lectaria, from Latin lectus ("bed"). The "trash" sense developed from straw bedding scattered about.