kitty
noun
Simple meaning
A young cat.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kiteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɪti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
informal
A young cat; a kitten.
informal
Informal terms referring to a domestic cat
informal
Young domestic cat
informalby extension
An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
A pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared expenses such as the cost of the premises or refreshments; (by extension) any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; also, any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use.
A generic given name for a cat.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A young cat; a kitten.
Used this way, kitty is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use kitty
- “Our fluffy little kitty loves to play with a ball of yarn.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Informal terms referring to a domestic cat.
Granulated clay.
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