kitten
A young cat, especially before sexual maturityA young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
» The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
Das Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus.
Тигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка.
Тигреня виглядало як велике кошеня.
Meaning
5 sensesA young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
Kätzchen, Kätzlein, Katzenbaby
котёнокkotjónok
кошеня́košenjá
young domestic cat
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
Kaninchenjunges, Rattenjunges, Igelbaby (hedgehog)
крольчо́нокkrolʹčónok, крысёнокkrysjónok, ежо́нокježónok
A moth of the genus Furcula.
(colloquial)A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
(broadly, colloquial)A girlfriend.
Examples
316 sentencesThe tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
Тигреня виглядало як велике кошеня.
ruТигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка.
deDas Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus.
The kitten couldn't get down from the tree.
Кошеня не могло злізти з дерева.
ruКотёнок не мог спуститься с дерева.
deDas Kätzchen kam nicht mehr vom Baum herunter.
The kitten was drinking milk under the table.
Кошеня пило молоко під столом.
ruКотёнок лакал молоко под столом.
deDas Kätzchen trank unter dem Tisch Milch.
Tom sent Mary a picture of the kitten.
Том відправив Мері фотографію кошеняти.
deTom schickte Maria ein Bild von dem kleinen Kätzchen.
The kitten wants to sleep.
Кошеня хоче спати.
ruКотёнок хочет спать.
deDas Kätzchen will schlafen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. SeeminglyFrom Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. Seemingly from, and usually explained as being from, unattested Anglo-Norman *kitoun, *ketun (compare Old French chitoun, cheton, chaton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”)); whence Modern French chaton (“kitten”). Similar words of Germanic origin may have reinforced this word; compare English kitling (“kit, kitten”), Low German Kitten (“kitten”), Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Middle English chitte ("whelp, pup", see chit). The idea that kitoun, rather than being of Anglo-Norman origin, was in fact a purely Germanic derivation from one of these words is etymologically problematic, but cannot be definitively ruled out.
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