Meaning

A young cat; a kitten..

Definitions by Sense

1. A young cat; a kitten.
2. An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
3. (euphemistic, slang) Synonym of pussy (“vulva and/or vagina”).
4. (bowls) Synonym of jack (“a small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls”).
5. A pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared expenses such as the cost of the premises or refreshments; (by extension) any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; also, any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use.
6. Synonym of pot (“a quantity of money available to be won in a round or a game”).
7. Synonym of widow (“an additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder”).
8. (Northern England, slang) A jail, a prison; also, a lockup.

Example Sentences

He said there was a beast with fangs in the alley, but it turned out to be a cute little kitty.

A pretty young Kitty, / She had that could Purr; / 'Tvvas gameſome and handſome, / And had a rare Furr; […]

Grandma-cats don't very often care for their grand-kittens. But I know two little Maltese kittens that have the nicest grandma that ever any little kittens had. […] The kitties are named "Bill" and "May." They are good names. […] Of the kitties, you can't tell which is the prettier, however hard you try; and they are good kitties, as they ought to be, with a mamma and a grandma to take care of them.

Warm kitty, soft kitty, / Little ball of fur, / Sleepy kitty, happy kitty, / Purr! Purr! Purr!

To a child, a cat may look like a moving toy, so it's important to explain how delicate and sensitive a cat's body is from the very start. […] Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster.

Here, kitty kitty! Nice kitty!

Looking at Lynn's naked body one last time, Mia decided to try something else. She waited for Lynn to bend down to grab her underwear and then came up behind her and began licking her kitty with long, wet strokes.

The way Tariq was licking her kitty had her clutching the sheets.

Word Forms

• kitties
• kittie
• kbity
• kibty
• kity

Synonyms for kitty

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When Should You Use Kitty?

Use kitty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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