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kitten Definition

kit·ten (kit'n)

noun

a young cat: occasionally applied to the young of some other small animals

Etymology: ME kitoun < OFr chitoun, var. of chaton, dim. of chat, cat

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to give birth to (kittens)

kitten Synonyms

kitten

n.

pussy, kitty, puss, pussycat, kittycat, kit, tabbykin, young cat; see also cat 1.

kitten Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drown: MORE » Keeping Cats Sophie just cannot let Tracy's dad drown the five kittens that evening.
  • neuter: If you can't afford to neuter a kitten then don't have one.
  • socialize: My kittens are raised indoors in a loving family environment to produce big healthy well socialized affectionate kittens.
  • breed: We will not allow for any of our bred kittens to be resold or re-homed and certainly not go to a rescue establishment.
  • rescue: Sadly, one of the rescued kittens died later.
  • adopt: THE TIME FACTOR Taming feral kittens is a race against time because people want to adopt kittens as young as possible.

Adjective modifier

  • feral: Question: how long does it take to tame a feral kitten?
  • tabby: A gray tabby kitten with an injured foot from a road traffic accident was the first patient in the cat ward.
  • adorable: Cute kittens These adorable kittens were left in a cardboard box on the doorstep of North Walsham & District CP Branch.
  • cute: Cute kittens These adorable kittens were left in a cardboard box on the doorstep of North Walsham & District CP Branch.
  • Siamese: She seems to think everything will be better if she can only keep her new pet Siamese kitten.
  • fluffy: I tried to make them look good, pairing each fluffy kitten with an appropriate puppy.

Modifies a noun

  • heel: Women drifting down the slope of middle age dig in their kitten heels.
  • pen: We leave the kitten pen open when we are home, so Orsino can come and go as he pleases.

Noun used with modifier

  • Bengal: The look of the wild Bengal cat in a frisky loving, curious Bengal kitten.
  • sex: Into their world wanders a bored young farmer's wife who provokes a tragedy by playing the sex kitten.
  • rat: NERS guidelines for finding a responsible rat breeder All rat kittens are cute and desirable, sometimes even irresistible.

Preposition: in

litter: Average Litter Size The average Turkish Van has about five kittens in a litter.

Preposition: from

  • breeder: Do not buy a kitten from a breeder that will not let you see the mother cat.
  • litter: Check out AnsonRoad Bobby Black Welfare for a previous Montana Blue kitten from this litter.

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