Bear

Morpheme

Bear

Type

free base

Denotation

large, generally omnivorous mammal

Etymology

Middle English bere; Old English bera

Evidence

bear, bearbait, bearberry, beardom, bearess, bearhound, bearish, bearless, bearlet, bearlike, bearling, bearmode, bearproof, bears, bearskin, carebear, minibear, spokesbear

Homographs

Bear