Definition of kitten
: a young cat; also : an immature or young individual of various other small mammals
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Cats and kittens will be available for adoption at the next open house of Friends of Montgomery County Animals at the following location.
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Cats and kittens will be available for adoption at the next open house of Friends of Montgomery County Animals at the following location.
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In March, the agency confirmed the births of two kittens.
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Explore is also home to dozens of other live animal cams, including kittens, orcas, honey bees, sea lions and puffins.
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Earlier Incident could be a sick passenger, a stuck train door, a signal failure, kittens on the track.
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A local pet adoption agency is trying to find homes for 15 cats and kittens found Wednesday morning inside a car parked at Ameristar Casino.
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Hazel, a gray kitten born on April Fool's Day, is Mrs. Pence's pet.
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Nice Guy was a foster kitten who didn’t behave well at adoption events before the Penningtons gave him a forever home.
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Origin and Etymology of kitten
Middle English kitoun, from Anglo-French *kiton, chiton, diminutive of cat, chat cat, from Late Latin cattus
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Kitten in car wheel: Iverson St., 2500 block, Temple Hills, June 3.
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Things start cooking when Keanu disappears, forcing Rell and Clarence to play detective while chasing leads and kitten tail.
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First Known Use of kitten
15th century
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: a young cat
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