kitten
a young cat.
(of cats) to give birth; bear.
Origin of kitten
1Other words from kitten
- kit·ten·like, adjective
Words Nearby kitten
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How to use kitten in a sentence
Elephants have a lot more mass — they are made of more matter — than a kitten.
This, he says, would have to be a very strange-looking kitten.
Identifying animals in photos is trickier than you might think | Philip Kiefer | March 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHis background featured a poster of a kitten draped with his signature red headband.
Congress presses Robinhood CEO on company’s role in GameStop stock frenzy | Tory Newmyer, Douglas MacMillan, Hamza Shaban | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostThey sailed to Wrangel aboard the Victoria, with a gray kitten they dubbed Vic.
It appears not all “cats and kittens” are “cool” at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue.
A tiger at Carole Baskin’s sanctuary attacked a volunteer’s arm and ‘nearly tore it off at the shoulder’ | Jaclyn Peiser | December 4, 2020 | Washington Post
She found a way to make little kitten steps to the microphone in unison with the music.
So, the pair set about tapping into that world to find partners who might appreciate the utility of a dead, frozen kitten.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors | Nina Strochlic | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuppose I have a sincere religious belief that if I stop at a stop sign, God kills a kitten.
They are cheered on by penguins and interrupted by a kitten halftime show after the first hour.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore Theodore meets—or rather buys—her, he goes online, finds a woman who calls herself “Sexy kitten,” and has phone sex.
He contented himself the better by frequent visits to Skyrie, and by his gift to Dorothy of the stray kitten.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondTo his breast he clutched a tiny white kitten, it was quite young, its eyes not being yet open.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe child and the one kitten undoomed to a watery grave were carried off by the bonne.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsSure enough, there was the kitten, not taking the least care of her necktie, just ready to pounce upon a big mouse.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX | VariousA dog would bark; a kitten would mew; a parrot would say "Pardon!"
The Nursery, December 1881, Vol. XXX | Various
British Dictionary definitions for kitten
/ (ˈkɪtən) /
a young cat
have kittens or have a canary British informal to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc: she had kittens when she got the bill US equivalent: have a cow
(of cats) to give birth to (young)
Origin of kitten
1Derived forms of kitten
- kitten-like, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with kitten
see have a fit (kittens); weak as a kitten.
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