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kit·ten
(kĭt′n)n.
1. A young cat.
2. One of the young of various other small felines and of certain other mammals, such as beavers.
intr.v. kit·tened, kit·ten·ing, kit·tens
To bear kittens.
[Middle English kitoun, probably from Old North French *caton, diminutive of cat, cat, from Late Latin cattus.]
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kitten
(ˈkɪtən)n
1. (Animals) a young cat
2. have kittens have a canary informal Brit to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc: she had kittens when she got the bill. US equivalent: have a cow
vb
(of cats) to give birth to (young)
[C14: from Old Northern French caton, from cat1; probably influenced by Middle English kiteling]
ˈkitten-ˌlike adj
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kit•ten
(ˈkɪt n)n.
1. a young cat.
v.i. 2. (of a cat) to give birth.
[1350–1400; Middle English kitoun, appar. b. kiteling young kitten and Middle French chitoun, variant of chaton, diminutive of chat cat]
kit′ten•like`, adj.
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kitten
Past participle: kittenned
Gerund: kittenning
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| Noun | 1. |  kitten - young domestic cat young mammal - any immature mammal |
| Verb | 1. | kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" |
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Translations
هِرَّةٌ صَغِيرَةٌهُرَيْرَه، قُطَيْطَه
kotě
killingkattekilling
kissanpentu
mače
cicakiscicakismacska
kettlingur
子猫
새끼고양이
kačiukas
kaķēns
mačiatko
mucka
kattunge
ลูกแมว
mèo con
kitten
[ˈkɪtn] N → gatito/a m/fto have kittens I nearly had kittens when I saw it → casi me da un ataque (de nervios) cuando lo vi
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kitten
(ˈkitn) noun a young cat. The cat had five kittens last week.
ˈkittenish adjective playful.
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kitten
→ هِرَّةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ kotě kattekilling Kätzchen γατάκι gatito kissanpentu chaton mače micino 子猫 새끼고양이 poesje kattunge kociak gatinho котенок kattunge ลูกแมว kedi yavrusu mèo con 小猫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009