kitten
English
/ˈkɪtən/, [ˈkɪ.ʔn̩]
noun
Definitions
- A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
- A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
- A moth of the genus .
- (colloquial)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kitoun suf from English cat (former derogatory term for a person) derived from *kiton derived from Old French chiton derived from Latin cattus (cat).
Origin
Latin
cattus
Gloss
cat
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
猫
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- KatyCat English
- anticat English
- ball English
- bearcat English
- bob English
- bobcat English
- bobkitten English
- bushcat English
- cat English
- cat burglar English
- cat train English
- cat-o'-nine-tails English
- cat-witted English
- cataholic English
- catbird English
- catblogging English
- catboy English
- catbutt English
- catcall English
- catcatcher English
- catclaw English
- catdom English
- caterwaul English
- catess English
- catface English
- catfall English
- catfight English
- catfish English
- catfit English
- catfucker English
- catgirl English
- cathair English
- cathead English
- cathole English
- cathood English
- cathouse English
- catkin English
- catkind English
- catlap English
- catless English
- catlet English
- catlicker English
- catlike English
- catling English
- catloaf English
- catlore English
- catlover English
- catly English
- catmeat English
- catmill English
- catmint English
- catnap English
- catness English
- catnip English
- catophile English
- catperson English
- catproof English
- catscratch English
- catshank English
- catshark English
- catshit English
- catsicle English
- catsitter English
- catskin English
- catslaughter English
- catslide English
- catspeak English
- catstail English
- catstep English
- catstick English
- catstitch English
- catsuit English
- catswort English
- cattail English
- cattery English
- cattish English
- catty English
- catwalk English
- catwise English
- catwoman English
- catworm English
- catwort English
- copycat English
- flat-headed cat English
- gib-cat English
- grandcat English
- he-cat English
- hellcat English
- hepcat English
- herd cats English
- housecat English
- jungle cat English
- kitling English
- kittenball English
- kittenhood English
- kittening English
- kittenish English
- kittenishly English
- kittenishness English
- kittenless English
- kittenlike English
- kittenness English
- kitteny English
- kitty-cat English
- kleptocat English
- lolcat English
- mudcat English
- multicat English
- noncat English
- robocat English
- rusty-spotted cat English
- sabercat English
- sabrecat English
- saltcat English
- scaredy cat English
- scaredy-cat English
- she-cat English
- tipcat English
- watchcat English
- werecat English
- werekitten English
- wild cat English
- wildcat English
- catta Latin
- cattus Latin
- Katze German
- gatto Italian
- gattopardo Italian
- kitten Dutch, Flemish
- verkitten Dutch, Flemish
- chat French
- кот Russian
- gato Spanish, Castilian
- *kattuz Proto-Germanic
- キャット Japanese
- cat Middle English
- kiteling Middle English
- kitoun Middle English
- ketlingr Old Norse
- kǫttr Old Norse
- killing Danish
- *kotъ Proto-Slavic
- chat Old French
- chiton Old French
- gat Catalan, Valencian
- catt Old Irish
- gato Old Portuguese
- cãtush Aromanian
- cãtushi Aromanian
- gat Occitan
- qattus Maltese
- gat Romansh
- giat Romansh
- gatu Asturian
- kittlin Scots
- gjat Friulian
- katte Old Frisian
- gattu Sicilian
- jattu Sicilian
- gat Venetian
- *kiton xno
- katu Basque
- gàtto Ligurian
- gato Ladino
- tchet Walloon
- chait Bourguignon
- giat Ladin
- gattu Sardinian
- gattu Corsican
- catto Interlingua
- cot Picard
- kate Novial
- gat Romagnol
- قطوس Libyan Arabic
- bob
- cat
- ball
- catty
- catly
- lolcat
- catnap
- noncat
- hepcat
- catdom
- catkin
- catboy
- he-cat
- tipcat
- mudcat
- catlet
- catlap
- catfit
- catess
- bobcat
- catnip
- cattery
- cathole
- wildcat
- catwort
- catfall
- cattish
- anticat
- hellcat
- copycat
- she-cat
- catloaf
- catgirl
- saltcat
- bushcat
- cathood
- catling
- cathair
- catbutt
- bearcat
- catmeat
- catworm
- catmill
- catlike
- catshit
- catclaw
- catcall
- kitling
- KatyCat
- werecat
- catskin
- gib-cat
- catness
- catwalk
- cattail
- catface
- catbird
- catlore
- catwise
- catkind
- kitteny
- cathead
- catless
- robocat
- catstep
- catsuit
- catfish
- catmint
- catswort
- sabercat
- grandcat
- catwoman
- catshank
- catsicle
- catfight
- cathouse
- catproof
- watchcat
- multicat
- sabrecat
- housecat
- wild cat
- catlover
- catshark
- catslide
- catstick
- catstail
- catspeak
- catsitter
- kittenish
- kitty-cat
- cataholic
- kleptocat
- bobkitten
- catperson
- catfucker
- caterwaul
- cat train
- kittening
- catstitch
- catlicker
- catophile
- herd cats
- kittenball
- catcatcher
- cat-witted
- werekitten
- catscratch
- kittenlike
- kittenhood
- kittenless
- kittenness
- jungle cat
- kittenishly
- cat burglar
- scaredy cat
- scaredy-cat
- catblogging
- catslaughter
- kittenishness
- flat-headed cat
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- rusty-spotted cat