kitten

kit·ten  (ktn)

n.

A young cat.

intr.v. kit·tened, kit·ten·ing, kit·tens

To bear kittens.

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[Middle English kitoun, probably from Old North French *caton, diminutive of cat, cat, from Late Latin cattus.]

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kitten [ˈkɪt^ən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young cat

have kittens Also have a canary Brit informal to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc. she had kittens when she got the bill US equivalent have a cow

vb

(of cats) to give birth to (young)

[from Old Northern French caton, from cat¹; probably influenced by Middle English kiteling]

kitten-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kitten - young domestic cat                   kitty young mammal - any immature mammal
Verb	1.	kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Translations

kitten [ˈkɪtn] N → gatito/a m/f
to have kittens I nearly had kittens when I saw it → casi me da un ataque(de nervios)cuando lo vi

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kitten [ˈkɪt^ən] n

(= young cat) → petit chat m, chaton m

(= baby rabbit) → lapereau m

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kitten

n → kleine Katze, Kätzchen nt; to have kittens (fig inf) → Zustände kriegen (inf)

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kitten [ˈkɪtn] n → gattino/a
I had kittens when ... (fig) (fam) → mi è venuto un colpo quando...

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kitten [ˈkɪtn] n → gattino/a
I had kittens when ... (fig) (fam) → mi è venuto un colpo quando...

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kitten

n kitten [ˈkitn]

a young cat The cat had five kittens last week. katjie هُرَيْرَه، قُطَيْطَه котенце kotě killing das Kätzchen γατάκι gatito kassipoeg بچه گربه kissanpentu chaton חֲתַלתוּל बिल्ली का बच्चा mačić cica anak kucing kettlingur gattino 子ネコ 새끼 고양이 kačiukas kaķēns anak kucing katje kattunge kocię gatinho pisoi котёнок mačiatko mucka mače kattunge ลูกแมว kedi yavrusu 小貓 кошеня, котеня بلی کا بچہ mèo con 小猫

adj kittenish

playful. dartelend لَعوب игрив hravý legesyg verspielt παιχνιδιάρης juguetón vallatu بازیگوش leikkisä enjoué מִשתוֹבֵב כְּחֲתַלתוּל चुलबुला, नखरेबाज zaigran játékos suka bermain-main fjörugur giocoso じゃれる 고양이 새끼 같은 išdykėliškas, žaismingas rotaļīgs nakal speels leken som en kattunge psotny brincalhão jucăuş игривый hravý igriv veseo lekfull [] ขี้เล่น oyuncu, oynak, civelek 嬉耍的 грайливий, як кошеня شوخ چشم ham chơi 嬉耍的

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kitten → هرة صغيرة kotě kattekilling Kätzchen γατάκι gatito kissanpentu chaton mačkica micino 子猫 새끼고양이 poesje kattunge kociak gatinho котенок kattunge ลูกแมว kedi yavrusu mèo con 小猫