kitty
A young cat; a kittenA young cat; a kitten.
» Let's bask in the sun together, kitty.
Lass uns gemeinsam die Sonne genießen, Kätzchen.
Нумо разом поніжимося на сонечку, котику.
Meaning
10 senses(informal)A young cat; a kitten.
He said there was a beast with fangs in the alley, but it turned out to be a cute little kitty.
young domestic cat
(broadly, informal)An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
Here, kitty kitty! Nice kitty!
Kätzchen, Mieze
ки́саkísa, ки́скаkíska, ко́шечкаkóšečka
кошеня́košenjá, кі́ткаkítka, кото́кkotók
(euphemistic, slang)Synonym of pussy (“vulva and/or vagina”).
Synonym of jack (“a small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls”).
(especially, slang)A pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared expenses such as the cost of the premises or refreshments; (by extension) any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; also, any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use.
Spielkasse
(especially, slang)Synonym of pot (“a quantity of money available to be won in a round or a game”).
(especially, slang)Synonym of widow (“an additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder”).
(Northern England, slang)A jail, a prison; also, a lockup.
(UK, dialectal)In full kitty-wren: synonym of wren (“any bird of the family Troglodytidae; specifically the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)”).
(UK, archaic, dialectal)Synonym of kittiwake (“either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae; specifically (Ireland, UK), the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)”).
Examples
58 sentencesLet's bask in the sun together, kitty.
Нумо разом поніжимося на сонечку, котику.
deLass uns gemeinsam die Sonne genießen, Kätzchen.
Mary's friends chipped in to create a surprise gift kitty for her upcoming birthday.
Друзі Мері зкинулися, щоб створити грошовий фонд для подарунка-несподіванки на її день народження, що наближається.
Hello, my little kitty friend!
Привіт, друже-кошенятко!
Here, kitty kitty!
Кіс-кіс!
ruКис-кис!
I have a kitty and a dog.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From kitt(en) + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”). Origin uncertain;From kitt(en) + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).
Origin uncertain; etymology 2 sense 2 (relating to card games) is possibly from kit (“collection of items”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Origin uncertain, possibly a clipping of kid(cote) (“lockup, prison”) (UK, dialectal, obsolete) + -y (diminutive suffix).
From Kitty (“diminutive of the female given name Katherine”).
Clipping of kitt(iwake) + -y (diminutive suffix).
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