kitten
noun
a young cat.
kittenlike
-
a word derived from
kitten.
Example Sentences
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Eggs seem to be their favorite; the lizard splits the egg and, kittenlike, laps up the yolk.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2013
"EyePet" is fun — kids use gestures to help a kittenlike creature hatch from an egg, then decorate and play with the animal.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2010
A sweaty toddler lifts up a kittenlike wail for water.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
This makes Dinah less romantically interesting than Hetty Sorrel, the beautiful, kittenlike, self-involved creature with whom she is so happily contrasted.
From Mathilde Blind by George Eliot
Nakpa, or Long Ears, her kittenlike gray mule, which had heretofore been honored with the precious burden of the twin babies, was to be given a heavier and more cumbersome load.
From Old Indian Days by Charles Alexander Eastman
