kitty
noun
a kitten.
kitty
1 American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
kitty
2
American
[kit-ee]
/ ˈkɪt i /
noun
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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The shuttered Hello Kitty experiment animated yet another challenge in scaling raves across Dave & Buster’s many outposts: the sense that these parties are once-in-a-lifetime events that can’t be missed.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Kitty Colley, representing Brunning, had told the hearing her client was of "good character".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Appeared in the June 1, 2026, print edition as 'The Taxpayer’s Kitty Will Subsidize Yours'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
That may have been a “Kitty Hawk moment,” said Brunner, the fusion analyst, referring to the Wright brothers’ first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“Don’t you worry about a thing,” Aunt Kitty continued.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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