Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One member of a given litter of animal offspring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of two or more animals born into the same litter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An animal born in the same
litter
Etymologies
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Examples
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Niki and her littermate Viki are the aunt and mother of my late and much lamented disabled cat, Claudius.
Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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A few moments later he emerged again, carrying an orange-and-white striped kitten that he dropped next to its littermate, also alive and unharmed.
Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010
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After moving into my house from an apartment, I decided my orange boy “Doc” needed a playmate so went to the shelter and saw this beautiful 8 week old long haired calico with the most unique marking on her nose like someone took a sharpie and painted her nose black Fell in love immediately, turns out the kitty in the cage with her was her sister/littermate.
Video: Adopted Brothers - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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When we woke up, we found Jillian with Michael, who tried to pull a "Parent Trap" with his littermate brother.
Ryan Haydon and Stefani Piermattei: Real Deal Reason:/ The Bachelorette June 29th Recap 2009
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Fird littermate had abig horribul disgustifying botfly larva in himz neck taht teh nyse vet tech at teh shelter taked owt fur him, but it leeved him wif a open hole in hims throat, an him still smaller than teh uvvers an week an shaky an stuff, an needing sum eggstra TLC.
No, no, you go on. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Her littermate, on the other hand, is a typical fat orange cat.
Belly-button rumination #587 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2008
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They were choosing between Fettuccine, the gray-faced pup, and his littermate, a female named Penne.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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They were choosing between Fettuccine, the gray-faced pup, and his littermate, a female named Penne.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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Soon, she introduced her three new kittens to us: Ginger, a friendly, inquisitive, ginger-colored longhair; Blue Eyes, a beautiful tawny shorthair with big blue eyes; and Stripes, their dark, drab littermate.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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Soon, she introduced her three new kittens to us: Ginger, a friendly, inquisitive, ginger-colored longhair; Blue Eyes, a beautiful tawny shorthair with big blue eyes; and Stripes, their dark, drab littermate.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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