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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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