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kitty

1 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

plural

kitties

  1. a kitten.

  2. a pet name for a cat.

kitty 2 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

plural

kitties

  1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of persons or sources and designated for a particular purpose specified by the contributors.

  2. Cards.

    1. a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.

    2. the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.

    3. widow.

Kitty 3 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.

kitty 1 British  
/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the pool of bets in certain gambling games

  2. any shared fund of money, etc

  3. (in bowls) the jack

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
kitty 2 British  
/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten cat 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kitty1

First recorded in 1710–20; kitt(en) + -y 2

Origin of kitty2

First recorded in 1815–25; kit 1 + -y 2

Example Sentences

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After a lousy investing experience in the 1990s, Warren Buffett quipped that “if there had been a capitalist at Kitty Hawk, he should have shot down Orville and done us all a favor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The aviation industry, quite literally, took off when the Wright brothers flew the world’s first heavier-than-air craft on a sustained, powered flight near Kitty Hawk, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The designer behind Hello Kitty is stepping down after 46 years, during which time she oversaw the feline character achieving world recognition.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Kitty has a lot of baggage, including the area’s most famous criminal for a father, but Beth, who enlists her for the band, will help her unload it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

The four white horses galloped at a good clip, and Aunt Kitty kept her voice low, so I did not worry that our driver could hear us.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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