Definitions for kittenˈkɪt n
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kit•tenˈkɪt n(n.)
a young cat.
(v.i.)(of a cat) to give birth.
Origin of kitten:
1350–1400; ME kitoun, appar. b. kiteling young kitten and MF chitoun, var. of chaton, dim. of chatcat
kit′ten•like`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
kitten, kitty(verb)
young domestic cat
kitten(verb)
have kittens
"our cat kittened again this year"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kitten(noun)ˈɪtən
a young cat
Wiktionary
kitten(Noun)
A young cat. Diminutive: kitty.
kitten(Noun)
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver or badger.
kitten(Verb)
To give birth to kittens.
Origin: From kiton, kitoun, kyton, diminutive of cat. First element probably from kiteling, from ketlingr. Compare kitten. More at kitling, cat, -en.
Webster Dictionary
Kitten(noun)
a young cat
Kitten(u)
to bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens
Translations for kitten
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- katjieAfrikaans
- هُرَيْرَه، قُطَيْطَهArabic
- котенцеBulgarian
- gatinhoPortuguese (BR)
- kotěCzech
- das KätzchenGerman
- killingDanish
- γατάκιGreek
- gatitoSpanish
- kassipoegEstonian
- بچه گربهFarsi
- kissanpentuFinnish
- chatonFrench
- חֲתַלתוּלHebrew
- बिल्ली का बच्चाHindi
- mačićCroatian
- cicaHungarian
- anak kucingIndonesian
- kettlingurIcelandic
- gattinoItalian
- 子ネコJapanese
- 새끼 고양이Korean
- kačiukasLithuanian
- kaķēnsLatvian
- anak kucingMalay
- katjeDutch
- kattungeNorwegian
- kocięPolish
- پشك چوچهPersian
- دپيشوبچىPashto
- gatinhoPortuguese
- pisoiRomanian
- котёнокRussian
- mačiatkoSlovak
- muckaSlovenian
- mačeSerbian
- kattungeSwedish
- ลูกแมวThai
- kedi yavrusuTurkish
- 小貓Chinese (Trad.)
- кошеня, котеняUkrainian
- بلی کا بچہUrdu
- mèo conVietnamese
- 小猫Chinese (Simp.)
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