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kitten

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) kitten (noun)
  2. 2) kitten (verb)
  3. kitten-breeches (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  4. kitten heel (noun)
  5. sex kitten (noun)

1kit·ten

noun \ˈki-tən\

Definition of KITTEN

: a young cat; also : an immature or young individual of various other small mammals
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Origin of KITTEN

Middle English kitoun, from Anglo-French *kiton, chiton, diminutive of cat, chat cat, from Late Latin cattus
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with KITTEN

Britain, Briton, Britten, litten, mitten, witting

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