kiteling
Middle English
/ˈkit(ə)linɡ/
noun
Definitions
- young of an animal, especially a kitten
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse ketlingr (kitten) suffix from Middle English cat.
Origin
Middle English
cat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bobkitten English
- cat English
- kitling English
- kitten English
- kittenball English
- kittenhood English
- kittening English
- kittenish English
- kittenless English
- kittenlike English
- kittenness English
- kitteny English
- werekitten English
- kitten Dutch, Flemish
- catt Old English
- cat Middle English
- kitoun Middle English
- ketlingr Old Norse
- killing Danish
- kittlin Scots