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kitten
(kit′'n)
noun
a young cat: occasionally applied to the young of some other small animals
Origin: ME kitoun < OFr chitoun, var. of chaton, dim. of chat, cat
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to give birth to (kittens)
See kitten in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A young cat.
intransitive verb kit·tened, kit·ten·ing, kit·tens To bear kittens.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kitoun
Origin: , probably from Old North French *caton
Origin: , diminutive of cat, cat
Origin: , from Late Latin cattus
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