kitten, kitty
(noun) young domestic cat
kitten
(verb) give birth to kittens; “our cat kittened again this year”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kitten (plural kittens)
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
A moth of the genus Furcula.
(colloquial) A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
• (young cat): catling (archaic), kit, kitling (archaic), kitty, kitty cat
kitten (third-person singular simple present kittens, present participle kittening, simple past and past participle kittened)
To give birth to kittens.
• tektin
Source: Wiktionary
Kit"ten, n. Etym: [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G.kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat cat, also E. kitling. See Cat.]
Definition: A young cat.
Kit"ten, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kittened; p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening.]
Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
