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 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
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