English Online Dictionary. What means kitty? What does kitty mean?
English
Etymology 1
From kit (“kitten”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).
Alternative forms
- kittie
- kity, kibty (deliberate misspellings)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.ti/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɪ.ɾi]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɘ.ɾiː]
- Rhymes: -ɪti
- Hyphenation: kit‧ty
- Homophones: kiddie, kiddy (US, Canada, New Zealand)
Noun
kitty (plural kitties)
- (informal) A kitten or young cat, or sometimes adult cat.
- (childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of pussy: vulva and/or vagina.
- 2021, Latto, "Big Energy (Clean Version)", single:
- Can't skip foreplay, kill the kitty cold case
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kitty.
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See also
- pussy
Further reading
- cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Noun
kitty (plural kitties)
- A money pool used for a particular purpose, such as for a card game or for shared expenses.
- (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
- (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.
Synonyms
- (money pool): pot