kitty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪti/
ipa: /ˈkɪti/
ipa: [ˈkʰɪɾi]
ipa: [ˈkʰɘ.ɾiː]
homophone: kiddie
homophone: kiddy (US, Canada, New Zealand)
rhymes: -ɪti
Forms: form: kitties
form: kittie
form: kbity
form: kibty
form: kity
Etymology: From kitt(en) + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).
Sense 2 (“vulva and/or vagina”) is probably modelled after the use of pussy to refer to the body part, from the appearance of an unshaven vulva.
Senses: examples: text: He said there was a beast with fangs in the alley, but it turned out to be a cute little kitty.
text: A pretty young Kitty, / She had that could Purr; / 'Tvvas gameſome and handſome, / And had a rare Furr; […]
ref: a. 1708 (date written), [Henry Playford], “Puss in a Corner: A New Song, to a Pretty New Tune Made by a Man of Quality”, in Thomas d’Urfey, compiler, Songs Compleat, Pleasant and Divertive; […], volume II, London: […] W. Pearson, for J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1719, →OCLC, page 82:
text: Grandma-cats don't very often care for their grand-kittens. But I know two little Maltese kittens that have the nicest grandma that ever any little kittens had. […] The kitties are named "Bill" and "May." They are good names. […] Of the kitties, you can't tell which is the prettier, however hard you try; and they are good kitties, as they ought to be, with a mamma and a grandma to take care of them.
ref: 1875 July, “The Kitties’ Grandma”, in The Dayspring, volume IV (New Series; Old Series volume XXVII), number 7, Boston, Mass.: Unitarian Sunday-School Society, →OCLC, page 107, column 1:
text: Warm kitty, soft kitty, / Little ball of fur, / Sleepy kitty, happy kitty, / Purr! Purr! Purr!
ref: 1937, Edith Newlin, “Warm Kitty”, in Laura Pendleton MacCarteney, compiler, Songs for the Nursery School: […], Cincinnati, Oh.: Willis Music, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2020, page 21:
text: To a child, a cat may look like a moving toy, so it's important to explain how delicate and sensitive a cat's body is from the very start. […] Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster.
ref: 2007, Pam Johnson-Bennett, “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?”, in Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, →ISBN, pages 271–272:
glosses: A young cat; a kitten.
examples: text: Here, kitty kitty! Nice kitty!
synonyms: word: puss
word: pussy
word: baudrons
word: cat
word: domestic cat
word: grimalkin
word: housecat
word: kibty
word: kitten
word: kitter
word: kitty
word: kitty-cat
word: kitty witty
word: malkin
word: mog
word: moggy
word: mouser
word: puss
word: pussy
word: pussy-cat
glosses: An adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
examples: text: Looking at Lynn's naked body one last time, Mia decided to try something else. She waited for Lynn to bend down to grab her underwear and then came up behind her and began licking her kitty with long, wet strokes.
ref: 2010 June, Anya Nicole, “A Fraud, a Phony, a Fake”, in Judgment Day, Deer Park, N.Y.: Urban Books, →ISBN, page 166:
text: The way Tariq was licking her kitty had her clutching the sheets.
ref: 2017, CoCo Amoure [pseudonym], Falling For A Young Boss (Promise Me Forever; 2), [Atlanta, Ga.]: Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:
text: Evan's tongue was magic. She'd heard most men didn't have the skills to make a girl lose her mind by licking her kitty. But Evan …
ref: 2019 November 18, Shanté Funches, “Mya and Evan”, in Web of Desire, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:
glosses: Synonym of pussy (“vulva and/or vagina”).
synonyms: word: pussy
extra: vulva and/or vagina
Derived terms: word: dust kitty
word: kitteh
word: kitty bar the door
word: kitty-cat
word: kitty cat
word: kitty-cornered
word: kitty-corner
word: kitty corner
word: kitty crack
word: kitty cruise
word: kitty kiss
word: kitty litter
word: kitty's titties
word: kitty wants a corner
word: kitty witty
word: pet the kitty
word: titty
word: tough titty said the kitty
Related terms: english: kitten; young animal
translation: kitten; young animal
word: kit
word: kitten
word: kittenish
word: kittenlike