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forepaw

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)pɔː/
  • US: /ˈfɔɹpɔ/
  • US: /ˈfɔɹpɑ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

front paw; analogous to the human hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paw

Narrower terms: hand

History

Etymology

From fore- + paw.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 前爪 (qiánzhǎo) — paw of an animal's foreleg
  • Finnish: etukäpälä — paw of an animal's foreleg
  • French: patte avant — paw of an animal's foreleg
  • Swedish: framtass — paw of an animal's foreleg
  • Swedish: ram — paw of an animal's foreleg