barrener
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From barren + -er (relational noun suffix).
Noun
[edit]barrener (plural barreners)
- A barren animal, one that cannot bear young.
- 1865, Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 266:
- For the purpose of more fully investigating the causes of barrenness, I have examined the ovaries of several heifers which were, after very careful trial, condemned and killed as barreners […]
Etymology 2
[edit]From barren + -er (comparative suffix).
Adjective
[edit]barrener
- comparative form of barren: more barren