house cat

noun

: cat sense 1a

Synonyms of house cat

• cat
• kitten
• kitty

Examples of house cat in a Sentence

the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser

Recent Examples on the Web

In summary, a tape with tiger-level strength that can instantly turn into a house cat on command. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Visitors from across Bolivia and beyond have flocked to the Senda Verde Wildlife Sanctuary, where Tigrino has lived since 2017, when a family brought him there after trying unsuccessfully to make a house cat of him. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Smaller than a house cat at just 3 pounds and 18 inches long, the tilcayo was long known to local communities but only recently recognized as a distinct species through DNA analysis. — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Locals who saw the creature in the Bolivian Andes had mistaken it for an ordinary house cat, said biologist and National Geographic explorer Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, who was part of the research team that studied them. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for house cat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat

Kids Definition

house cat

noun

: cat sense 1a