ALL meanings of cain
cain
C c - noun cain (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent 3
- noun cain the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16) 3
- noun cain the oldest son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel: Gen. 4 3
- noun cain any murderer, esp. of a brother 3
- noun cain James M. 1892–1977, U.S. novelist. 1
- idioms cain raise Cain, Slang. become angry or violent: He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch. to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance: The students raised Cain while the teacher was out. 1