Kitten meaning

kĭt'n
A young cat.
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One of the young of various other small felines and of certain other mammals, such as beavers.
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To bear kittens.
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A young cat.
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To give birth to (kittens)
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A young cat. Diminutive: kitty.
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To give birth to kittens.
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Origin of kitten

From Middle English kiton, kitoun, kyton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat (“cat”). First element probably from Middle English kiteling (“kitten, kit”), from Old Norse ketlingr (“kitten”), or possibly from Anglo-Norman *kiton, Old French chiton, diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”), from Late Latin cattus. Compare Low German kitten (“kitten”). More at kitling, cat, -en.

Sentence Examples

  • "Very well, I won't touch it," decided the kitten; "but you must keep it away from me, for the smell is very tempting."

  • The kitten did not reply.

  • "Do you mean my kitten must be put in a grave?" asked Dorothy.

  • The kitten will not come.

  • "I'm not cruel," replied the kitten, yawning.

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