kitty

¹

[ kit-ee ]

noun

, plural kit·ties.

1. a kitten.
2. a pet name for a cat.

kitty

²

[ kit-ee ]

noun

, plural kit·ties.

1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of persons or sources and designated for a particular purpose specified by the contributors.
2. Cards.
   1. a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.
   2. the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.
   3. widow ( def 2 ).

Kitty

³

[ kit-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.

kitty

¹

/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

1. a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten cat 1

kitty

²

/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

1. the pool of bets in certain gambling games
2. any shared fund of money, etc
3. (in bowls) the jack

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitty¹

First recorded in 1710–20; kitt(en) + -y ²

Origin of kitty²

First recorded in 1815–25; kit ¹ + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitty¹

C18: see kit ³

Origin of kitty²

C19: see kit ¹

Example Sentences

As Thursday's outage unfolded, Bluesky staff tried to make light of the situation, with one developer joking: “Btw — Today will get interesting! If the site goes down, maybe grab a soda, pet the kitty. We’ll hit it with a wrench as fast as we can.”

From BBC

Taking over the original production, choreographer Kitty McNamee, in her first attempt at opera direction, brought a breath of fresh air by moving everyone onstage, including the chorus, with grace and flare.

From Los Angeles Times

“And I wanted to work with my friend. So it was a play, it was with Mia and it was with Jack. Jack directed me in one of my most successful performances, as Kitty Duval in ‘The Time of Your Life.’

From Los Angeles Times

Local Facebook groups filled up with posts on how to MacGyver a shower out of a pump sprayer, how to effectively wash dishes using the least amount of water, and even how to use kitty litter in the toilet to mitigate the odor of sewage that was now emanating from our bathrooms.

From Slate

“It seems to be fracturing”, wrote Kitty Empire, despite fans’ supposed clear image of one of British rock’s iconic figures.

From BBC

Related Words

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