kitten
noun
a young cat.
kitten-like
-
a word derived from
kitten.
Example Sentences
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They had kitten-like ears, tiny pairs of spectacles, and furry skin the color of night.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
These are kitten-like children in the beginning, and they appear charming.
From The Education of Catholic Girls by Janet Erskine Stuart
She laughed outright, and clapped her hands in regular kitten-like joy.
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng
Left alone, Phoebe sat a moment longer, then rolled over on the bed with a kitten-like motion and, stretching her arms above her head, lay taut for a second, then relaxed suddenly.
From Secret Bread by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
Flames are darting at us like serpents, leaping kitten-like at our heels.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
