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
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
