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- [kit-n]
- /ˈkɪt n/
- /ˈkɪt.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kit-n]
- /ˈkɪt n/
Definitions of kitten word
- noun kitten a young cat. 1
- intransitive verb kitten birth kittens 1
- countable noun kitten A kitten is a very young cat. 0
- noun kitten a young cat 0
- verb kitten (of cats) to give birth to (young) 0
- intransitive verb kitten to give birth to (kittens) 0
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Origin of kitten
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English kitoun, apparently blend of kiteling kitling and Middle French chitoun, variant of chaton kitten
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kitten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kitten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kitten usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kitten
Top questions with kitten
- how to tell if a kitten is male or female?
- when do kitten open their eyes?
- how to draw a kitten?
- how to take care of a kitten?
- how to litter train a kitten?
- how to tell how old a kitten is?
- how to train a kitten?
- how to litter box train a kitten?
- how to tell the sex of a kitten?
- how old is my kitten?
- how to litterbox train a kitten?
- how to potty train a kitten?
- how much to feed a kitten?
- how to tell boy or girl kitten?
- how to stop your kitten from biting?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with k
- Words starting with ki
- Words starting with kit
- Words starting with kitt
- Words starting with kitte
- Words starting with kitten