Word: disbudding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
bud
ding
Definition: In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.
Morphemes:
Affix: dis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal or removal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, removal
Affix: bud
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A weaned calf in its first year, so called because the horns are then beginning to bud.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: budde
Language: enm
Decoded: budde
Meaning: bud, seed pod
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.