to kitten

Examples

• All

• Sure you can, kitten.

  Southland Tales (2007)

• We have had to kitten-proof.

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• Well, I can't, kitten.

  The Runaways (2010)

• Mimi Came, who plays Ruby Matthews is amazing and like births animals as her part time job and birthed her cat's kittens on set.

• I have used it on the towels my cat kittened on—and raised the kittens on for about a month, and it cleaned the towel with no problems or stains.

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• After several weeks, she finally kittened and welcomed a litter of playful babies.

• When a cat kittened, it usually prefers a quiet and secluded spot.

Synonyms

G

to give birth

vsto kitten

252 1.4

To have a baby or young animal from your body

is the same action but used specifically for cats producing their young

L

to litter

vsto kitten

5 7.5

To give birth to a group of baby animals at once

is the same action but only describes cats producing their young

Compounds

S

sex kitten

• Slur

3 8.8

A young woman seen as very sexually attractive who tries to attract others

K

kitten heel

1 6.1

A woman's shoe with a short thin heel that gives a small lift

S

smitten kitten

• Informal

1 9.1

A person who is very much in love and shows it

K

kitten-tails

• US

9.9

A small North American plant with fluffy spikes of tiny flowers like a kitten's tail

Surface Forms

Etymology