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puddy

puddy

2 9.9
A word children use for a cat
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌdi/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : gatito
  • My 13-year-old self's nascent puddy-like mind could not believe what it saw.
  • a puddy-tat
  • a puddy cat

Examples

  • You think you're tough? -I dare you, Spike, to call my bluff -You're a very scary puddy tat!

  • By end of the day, he's definitely been one bad little puddy cat.

  • Want a job, puddy tat?

  • I did, I did, I did see a puddy tat!

    Blog text (28)
  • He's a big bad old puddy tad, isn't he?

  • That means I'm rubbing base up and down the insides of her thighs... like, right around her puddy... and I'm just like, "Man!"

  • MENTAL (a la Tweety Bird): I taut I taw a puddy cat.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • My little brother loves to play with our puddy cat in the garden.

  • She calls her new kitten a puddy tat, just like in the cartoons.

  • Whenever the puddy cat curls up on my lap, I feel so relaxed.

Synonyms

pussy
vspuddy
  • Informal
81 4.5

A small cat that people keep at home

is more childish and nonstandard rather than this common informal term
pussycat
vspuddy
  • Informal
69 3.0

A cat or a gentle, kind person who is easy to get along with

is limited to childish animal talk rather than also naming people
puss
vspuddy
  • Informal
12 7.9

A small cat often kept as a pet

is a childish, nonstandard variant used especially by or to children
kitty-cat
vspuddy
  • Baby Talk
12 3.5

A pet cat people call in a friendly way to children

is childish and nonstandard rather than general adult usage
puss-puss
vspuddy
  • Informal
1 9.9

A name people use to call a cat or kitten

is more childlike and nonstandard than a simple affectionate address

Surface Forms

puddy singular
puddies plural

Etymology

Puddy likely comes from baby talk for pussy, an older word for a 'cat'. One popular story says the cartoon phrase puddy tat, Tweety's way of saying 'pussy cat', made this cute form famous, so puddy is used as a small, friendly word for a cat.