Definitions for kittenˈkɪt n

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kit•tenˈkɪt n(n.)

  1. a young cat.

  2. (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

  1. kitten, kitty(verb)

    young domestic cat

  2. kitten(verb)

    have kittens

    "our cat kittened again this year"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. kitten(noun)ˈɪtən

    a young cat

Wiktionary

  1. kitten(Noun)

    A young cat. Diminutive: kitty.

  2. kitten(Noun)

    A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver or badger.

  3. kitten(Verb)

    To give birth to kittens.

  4. Origin: From kiton, kitoun, kyton, diminutive of cat. First element probably from kiteling, from ketlingr. Compare kitten. More at kitling, cat, -en.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kitten(noun)

    a young cat

  2. Kitten(u)

    to bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens


Translations for kitten

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

kitten(noun)

a young cat

The cat had five kittens last week.

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