ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kitty

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɪti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kitty is a noun meaning A young cat; a kitten.

Meaning

A young cat; a kitten.

More Meanings

  1. An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
  2. (euphemistic, slang) Synonym of pussy (“vulva and/or vagina”).
  3. (bowls) Synonym of jack (“a small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls”).
  4. Synonym of pot (“a quantity of money available to be won in a round or a game”).
  5. Synonym of widow (“an additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder”).
  6. (Northern England, slang) A jail, a prison; also, a lockup.
  7. 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.

Example Sentences

Here, kitty kitty! Nice kitty!
The way Tariq was licking her kitty had her clutching the sheets.
Warm kitty, soft kitty, / Little ball of fur, / Sleepy kitty, happy kitty, / Purr! Purr! Purr!
He said there was a beast with fangs in the alley, but it turned out to be a cute little kitty.

Word Forms

Synonyms for kitty

Depending on context, synonyms include puss, pussy, baudrons, cat, grimalkin, housecat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kitten, kitty-cat, pussy, puss, pussycat, pot.

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