pussy
noun
a cat, especially a kitten.
pussies
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pluralof pussy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then how the pussy-cats did mew, What else, poor pussies, could they do?
From Caw! Caw! : the Chronicle of Crows, A Tale of the Spring-time by RM
The pleasantest room in the house was set apart for Beth, and in it was gathered everything that she most loved, flowers, pictures, her piano, the little worktable, and the beloved pussies.
From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Edward L. H., and some other young readers in the far South inquire what are the willow "pussies" which Northern children gathered with so much glee in the earliest days of spring.
From Harper's Young People, April 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Bertha A. F. saw the bluebirds at Sag Harbor, Long Island, on the day before St. Valentine's, and on February 20 she picked willow "pussies."
From Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
On the 23d of March I picked some willow "pussies."
From Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
