kitten
pronunciation
How to pronounce kitten in British English:
UK [ˈkɪtn]
How to pronounce kitten in American English:
US [ˈkɪtn]
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- Noun:
- young domestic cat
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- Verb:
- have kittens
Word Origin
- kitten (n.)
- late 14c., probably from an Anglo-French variant of Old French chitoun (Old North French caton) "little cat," from chat "cat," from Late Latin cattus (see cat). Applied playfully to a young girl, a sweetheart, from 1870.
Example
- 1. One kitten was stillborn and another died during birth .
- 2. This kitten got your tongue tied in knots I see
- 3. The ragged , strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten 's purr .
- 4. However , she said , it is hard to know the kitten 's internal anatomy without an x-ray .
- 5. Flies buzzed , and a cat with one kitten loitered in the doorway .