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noun

plural of kitten
as in kits
a young cat

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verb

present tense third-person singular of kitten
as in litters

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Recent Examples of kittens
Noun
Summer is usually the busiest season for shelters, officials said, as more stray animals, owner surrenders and vulnerable kittens arrive across the five boroughs. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Although the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter primarily cares for dogs, Wenz couldn’t leave behind a mother cat and her eight kittens, which were enduring the same sweltering temperatures. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Just like human babies, kittens gnaw on things to relieve the pressure and discomfort of adult teeth pushing through their gums. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 The four orphaned bobcat kittens will be monitored and cared for in special remote enclosures among the trees over the next few months. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 Now, the brood are in Woodbury, New Jersey, at KitKat Playroom, a nonprofit kitten rescue that livestreams foster kittens from arrival through adoption. — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Originating in kittens to stimulate milk flow, its persistence in adulthood is attributed to several factors. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The snake charmers tried to test their antidotes on kittens, but the snakes refused to bite. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Police and animal control officers are looking for information about the person or persons who allegedly threw a box of cats and kittens from a moving vehicle in East Hartford on Wednesday. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kittens
  1. kitties
  2. kids
  3. felines
  4. cats
Noun
  • There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around, and the store kitties are very friendly.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Owners looking to adopt one of these sweet kitties should be prepared to give them their attention, and lots of it.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Definition of kitties
Verb
  • Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
  • For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of kids
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  • On the flip side, grooming can also be used to send a stern message, the study found, particularly in the felines’ display of asymmetrical body postures such as one cat leaning over the other one.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
  • These members of the order of Carnivora, which includes bears, wolves, felines, seals, and many other mammals that specialize in eating flesh, have found a way to reorganize themselves to take full advantage of all that city life has to offer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of felines
Noun
  • When the cats were in the mood for physical contact, the researchers found that 41 percent of the time cats groomed another cat.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
  • The only thing that seems to be going well is the abundance of cats.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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