kitten

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It appeared that Mary had a kitten, and that this kitten was a central fact of Mary's existence.

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  1. noun A young cat.
  2. intransitive verb To bear kittens.

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  • Shiara shouted a minute too late; the kitten was already halfway across the narrow path. —  1
  • The spell hit the marble floor in a ball of light, and a moment later the kitten was among the wizards' feet. —  1
  • The fact that the engine still purred like a kitten was the reason I'd become interested in it. —  AHMM,November2007
  • Supermom, the puppies and the kitten are all available for adoption at the Rock Island County Animal Care and Control Center.
  • At 0: 34 the kitten is actually in the dog's mouth. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. Middle English kitoun, probably from Old North French *caton, diminutive of cat, cat, from Late Latin cattus.

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  1. from Middle English kiton, kitoun, kyton (= Low German kitten), diminutive of cat (modified as in kit), prob. after Old French chatton, a kitten, diminutive of chat, cat: see cat, and cf. kit, kitling.
  2. from kitten, v.
 

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