mongrel C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ UK /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a dog or animal of mixed or indeterminate breed The shelter was full of friendly mongrels needing homes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dog or animal of mixed or... muttcrossbreedhybridcurhalf-breed ↔ Opposites purebredthoroughbred Word family Derived forms mongrelizemongrelism Etymology AI details From Middle English, formed from the Germanic root of mong ('mixture'), as in among / Old English gemang ('mingling'), with the diminutive/derogatory suffix -rel. gemang Old English *mangjan Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mongrel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/ ## Meanings 1. a dog or animal of mixed or indeterminate breed ## Examples - The shelter was full of friendly mongrels needing homes. ## Synonyms - mutt - crossbreed - hybrid - cur - half-breed ## Antonyms - purebred - thoroughbred ## Derived Forms - mongrelize - mongrelism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gemang - Root: *mangjan ## Etymology From Middle English, formed from the Germanic root of mong ('mixture'), as in among / Old English gemang ('mingling'), with the diminutive/derogatory suffix -rel. ## AI Etymology Mongrel comes from Middle English, formed from the Germanic root of mong ('mixture'), as in among / Old English gemang ('mingling'), with the diminutive/derogatory suffix -rel. The etymological trail includes Old English gemang and Proto-Germanic *mangjan. As a noun, mongrel means a dog or animal of mixed or indeterminate breed. The same family is visible in derived forms such as mongrelize and mongrelism. ## Topics - Animals markdown