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kitty-cat

noun

Etymology

From kitty (“young cat”) + cat.

  1. derived from catta
  2. derived from cattus
  3. inherited from *kattuz✻
  4. inherited from *kattu✻
  5. inherited from catt
  6. inherited from cat
  7. compounded as kitty-cat — “kitty + cat”

Definitions

  1. A domestic cat (subspecies Felis silvestris catus).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA