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noun

Definition of kittennext
as in kitty
a young cat

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verb

as in to pup

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Recent Examples of kitten
Noun
Recently, in the Simi Hills north of the crossing, his team marked three kittens, the first litter for the 3 ½-year-old lion known as P-113. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Researchers found that kittens were more likely to test positive than older cats, and male cats were more likely to be infected than female cats. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 However, up to two puppies or kittens that are between eight weeks and six months old and weigh 20 pounds or less each can share the same carrier. — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026 Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kitten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitten
  1. kitty
  2. pup
  3. cat
  4. kid
  5. feline
  6. kindle
  7. kit
  8. father
Noun
  • At CatCon, attendees will get to meet kitty celebrities such as Uno, the one-eared cat with 360,000 subscribers on YouTube, or the Sphynx with over 44,000 thousand followers on Instagram, lily_rose_adventures.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Because FeLV can be contagious to other cats, Bruce will need to be the only kitty in his new home.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of kitty
Verb
  • This pup not only got $5,000 richer with the prize, but also won a trip to New York for a live appearance on NBC's Today Show in mid August.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey centers around an Australian blue heeler pup and her family -- mom Chilli, dad bandit and little sister Bingo.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pup
Noun
  • There were heiress ghosts and cat ghosts and soldier ghosts charging through forests.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Mosey said that historically many shelters, including Whiskers Pet Rescue, would not let black cats get adopted around Halloween over fears they could be harmed or be used maliciously.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of cat
Verb
  • But kidding aside, AI used in the right way can make people smarter about their health, more so than most realize.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Pursuing big goals while parenting shows kids the value of hard work and resilience.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Tons of toys are on sale too, from popular fish toys your feline will love tossing around to the classic cat scratcher that can help prevent them from sinking their claws into the couch.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged.
    — Orlando Matos, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of feline
Verb
  • Anxiety over America’s build-out of data centers has reached Wall Street in recent days, kindling fears that the artificial intelligence boom is unsustainable.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This complicates things for Teagan, who has begun to kindle something with Cam.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindle
Noun
  • Depending on the application, the kits could include sensors, cameras, communications equipment, drone storage and launch systems, robotic fabrication equipment, and other integrated technologies.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The aid operation is expected to distribute 50-kilogram (110-pound) bags of rice, personal hygiene kits and other essential items to more than 11,000 households through November, said the statement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of kit
Verb
  • The civil rights leader claimed Chavez fathered two of her children, who were raised by others after Huerta hid both pregnancies.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Within this supreme divine presence, each child, and every parent, as the spiritual expression of God, is tenderly fathered and mothered.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Kitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitten. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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