kitty
pronunciation
How to pronounce kitty in British English:
UK [ˈkɪti]
How to pronounce kitty in American English:
US [ˈkɪti]
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- Noun:
- the combined stakes of the betters
- the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
- young domestic cat
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
Word Origin
- kitty (n.1)
- "young cat," 1719, variant of kitten, perhaps influenced by kitty "girl, young woman" (c. 1500), originally a pet form of fem. proper name Catherine. Kitty Hawk, N.C., apparently is a mangling of a native Algonquian name; it also has been written as Chicahauk.
- kitty (n.2)
- "pool of money in a card game," 1887, probably from kit (n.1), in a sense of "collection of necessary supplies" (1833); but perhaps rather from northern England slang kitty "prison, jail, lock-up" (1825), of uncertain origin.
Example
- 1. If not , help your kitty drop someweight .
- 2. That makes you the punchline ...... kitty .
- 3. Is kitty getting a bit hefty ?
- 4. Chicken the cat models the latest must-have hairstyle for felines : kitty wigs .
- 5. You probably already know to avoid alcohol , cigarette smoke , caffeine and kitty litter .