Mare – The female of a horse or other equine animal (donkey or mule)

(Pronounced mair)

To remember the definition of the word mare, use the following mnemonic:

The mayor (mare) was unconventional – she insisted on travelling around the city on a very female horse.

Examples of mare in a sentence

Coco the old mare had been part of our riding school for 20 years but she was too weak to carry people now.

The mare was startled by the umbrella and threw off her rider.

For my birthday my gran bought me my own mare to keep at the local stables.