noun
bonham
BO-nuhm
noun
1
A young pig; a piglet (dialectal).
"The farmer counted the bonhams in the pen each morning."
How to Use Bonham
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old dialect word for a baby pig.
When to use it
Rare and regional; mostly seen today as a surname or place name rather than the original animal term.
Word Forms
bonhams plural, Bonhams plural
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Etymology
From Irish banbhán, meaning "piglet," later reshaped by association with the surname Bonham.