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kitty

1 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

plural

kitties

  1. a kitten.

  2. a pet name for a cat.

kitty 2 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

plural

kitties

  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.

Kitty 3 American  
[kit-ee] / ˈkɪt i /

noun

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

kitty 1 British  
/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the pool of bets in certain gambling games

  2. any shared fund of money, etc

  3. (in bowls) the jack

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kitty 2 British  
/ ˈkɪtɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kitty1

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

Origin of kitty2

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

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