KITTEN

kitten, kitty

(noun) young domestic cat

kitten

(verb) give birth to kittens; “our cat kittened again this year”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (young cat): catling (archaic), kit, kitling (archaic), kitty, kitty cat

Verb

kitten (third-person singular simple present kittens, present participle kittening, simple past and past participle kittened)

To give birth to kittens.

Anagrams

• 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



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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