Synonyms for kitten

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kit-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪt n

Définition of kitten

Origin : late 14c., probably from an Anglo-French variant of Old French chitoun (Old North French caton) "little cat," from chat "cat," from Late Latin cattus (see cat). Applied playfully to a young girl, a sweetheart, from 1870.

noun young cat

Example sentences :

Suddenly she smiled—the smile that suggested, in some subtle way, a kitten.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

I was ill for three days, and all that time the kitten was kept with me.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Wordsworth's "Kitten and the Falling Leaves," is in the high, moralizing style.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Then, too, he used to wash Jack, lapping him all over as a mother cat does her kitten.
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

The Pole-cat or Skunk is about the size of a kitten eight months old.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

She was absolutely without fear, and could climb like a kitten.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

A philosopher who gives his life for a kitten will have advanced the Kingdom of Heaven.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

The ball game was exceptional only because Evu prefers the rôle of kitten to that of queen.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

After that you never saw the cat anywhere unless the kitten was there, too.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

She jumped out of her chair and whirled around like a kitten in a fit.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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