kitty
noun
a kitten.
kitty
1 American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
kitty
2
American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
noun
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kitties
plural
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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.
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Cards.
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a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.
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the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.
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Kitty
3
American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
noun
kitty
1
British
/ ˈkɪtɪ /
noun
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the pool of bets in certain gambling games
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any shared fund of money, etc
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(in bowls) the jack
kitty
2
British
/ ˈkɪtɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of kitty1
First recorded in 1710–20; kitt(en) + -y 2
Origin of kitty2
Example Sentences
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Then he kisses kitty on the cheek and reintroduces him as Maní – the Spanish word for peanut.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I would walk around with this little kitty in my hand, and of course people would look at it, like what is that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Spending cash from the kitty is clean, clear and less dangerous if things go wrong.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
You have to assume that the transfer kitty, or most of it, has been spent, so don't hold out much hope of signing many players in January.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
A little kitty with white stripes on its back emerged, and we locked eyes.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
The move follows the coffee chain’s other recent collaborations with Hello Kitty, the clothing and accessories brand Roller Rabbit and the fashion brand Dandy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Art director Kitty Clay said a lot of the models are still being used 20 years after they were made.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
It started on a platform called Popshoplive to sell Hello Kitty and other items, but sales didn’t skyrocket until it switched to TikTok Shop in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Wisk launched in 2019 as a joint venture between Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Corp., but the technology behind it had been under development for more than a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Whatever has gotten into you, Aunt Kitty? I’ve never heard you utter oaths like that. Is something wrong?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Last year, Aubuchon created the Hardware Store Cat Calendar featuring kitties from across the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
These rival kitties were leopard cats, small wild cats with leopard-like spots, that lived in human settlements in China for around 3,500 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
We usually paint kitties, unicorns or other creatures with “cutie eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
The inhaled air is trapped on the olfactory epithelium and/or the Jacobson’s organ, giving kitties an extra chance to detect scent molecules.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024
"I don't know how, but they followed me here. I have half of Ishtar's kitties living downstairs. Never met such demanding beasts."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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