Kitten
noun
A young cat.
The kitten looked playfully at its mother.
Often appears as...
- newborn kitten
- cute kitten
noun
A young person, especially a girl.
She's a pretty kitten.
Often appears as...
- pretty kitten
- little kitten
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
Shoe with a slender and moderately high heel.
She wears a black dress with kitten heels.
Often appears as...
- kitten heels
- strappy kitten
noun
A young cat.
The kitten looked playfully at its mother.
Often appears as...
- newborn kitten
- cute kitten
noun
A young person, especially a girl.
She's a pretty kitten.
Often appears as...
- pretty kitten
- little kitten
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
Shoe with a slender and moderately high heel.
She wears a black dress with kitten heels.
Often appears as...
- kitten heels
- strappy kitten
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Age Specific
Use 'kitten' for cats under one year old; older cats are 'cats', not 'kittens'.
The four-month-old kitten napped in the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Endearing Term
'Kitten' often conveys cuteness and innocence and can reflect someone's affection for a cat.
My grandmother calls her new kitten 'her little ball of fluff'.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonliteral Use
Sometimes 'kitten' is used figuratively to describe anything small or baby-like.
Look at this tiny kitten of a pumpkin you grew!
Pro Tip 1/3Age Specific
Use 'kitten' for cats under one year old; older cats are 'cats', not 'kittens'.
The four-month-old kitten napped in the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Endearing Term
'Kitten' often conveys cuteness and innocence and can reflect someone's affection for a cat.
My grandmother calls her new kitten 'her little ball of fluff'.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonliteral Use
Sometimes 'kitten' is used figuratively to describe anything small or baby-like.
Look at this tiny kitten of a pumpkin you grew!
Pro Tip 1/3Age Specific
Use 'kitten' for cats under one year old; older cats are 'cats', not 'kittens'.
The four-month-old kitten napped in the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Endearing Term
'Kitten' often conveys cuteness and innocence and can reflect someone's affection for a cat.
My grandmother calls her new kitten 'her little ball of fluff'.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonliteral Use
Sometimes 'kitten' is used figuratively to describe anything small or baby-like.
Look at this tiny kitten of a pumpkin you grew!
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Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
our first litter of four kittens then pleased to say we've had another litter of four kittens this year and we've always had another little two this year so far as well so it's all going really well which is really really important for the species and the kittens themselves are really lovely as well to look at and realistically can you see them
Video examples
TED's secret to great...
Collectively they form an amazingly complex structure that is your personal worldview. It's your brain's operating system. It's how you navigate the world. And it is built up out of millions of individual ideas. So, for example, if one little component of your worldview is the idea that kittens are adorable,
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
was not even two weeks old he was very traumatized very dehydrated and he's made a really good recovery and he has created this amazing life for himself at twala but as much as it's lovely for horus to have a serval and a daika and a dog and domestic kittens as
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How social media can...
kittens on a treadmill but you know that's the internet for you but nine of the ten in those first hours and within half a day donation sites were up and donations were pouring in from all around the world it was just an incredible coordinated global response
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Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental. -You expect a bit of a reaction. -Yeah.
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Holy Cats! Jerusalem's...
dying in the streets that I cannot stand it it will affect my mental health I can't pass by kitten on the street and not rescue it because I know it's going to have a horrible life until it dies holyland cats that walked in the
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Adorable Baby Animal...
and he's made a really good recovery and he has created this amazing life for himself at twala but as much as it's it's lovely for horus to have a serval and a daika and a dog and domestic kittens as friends it would be really
Video examples
10 Day Old Kitten Falls...
now survived by scavenging from fishermen the kittens are brought up in the perfect playground but they're busy mums have to juggle childcare with the important job of getting a mule and their chance comes just once a day
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Puppy Adopted By Cat...
but kittens live by different social rules even when they suckle they nametag teats with their own individual scent and return to it each time this simple rule maintains peace
Video examples
Hungry Cheetah Cubs Need...
with dwindling energy chile must choose our target wisely but the kittens especially the bold cub chassa are a
Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
our first litter of four kittens then pleased to say we've had another litter of four kittens this year and we've always had another little two this year so far as well so it's all going really well which is really really important for the species and the kittens themselves are really lovely as well to look at and realistically can you see them
Video examples
TED's secret to great...
Collectively they form an amazingly complex structure that is your personal worldview. It's your brain's operating system. It's how you navigate the world. And it is built up out of millions of individual ideas. So, for example, if one little component of your worldview is the idea that kittens are adorable,
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
was not even two weeks old he was very traumatized very dehydrated and he's made a really good recovery and he has created this amazing life for himself at twala but as much as it's lovely for horus to have a serval and a daika and a dog and domestic kittens as
Video examples
How social media can...
kittens on a treadmill but you know that's the internet for you but nine of the ten in those first hours and within half a day donation sites were up and donations were pouring in from all around the world it was just an incredible coordinated global response
Video examples
Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental. -You expect a bit of a reaction. -Yeah.
Video examples
Holy Cats! Jerusalem's...
dying in the streets that I cannot stand it it will affect my mental health I can't pass by kitten on the street and not rescue it because I know it's going to have a horrible life until it dies holyland cats that walked in the
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
and he's made a really good recovery and he has created this amazing life for himself at twala but as much as it's it's lovely for horus to have a serval and a daika and a dog and domestic kittens as friends it would be really
Video examples
10 Day Old Kitten Falls...
now survived by scavenging from fishermen the kittens are brought up in the perfect playground but they're busy mums have to juggle childcare with the important job of getting a mule and their chance comes just once a day
Video examples
Puppy Adopted By Cat...
but kittens live by different social rules even when they suckle they nametag teats with their own individual scent and return to it each time this simple rule maintains peace
Video examples
Hungry Cheetah Cubs Need...
with dwindling energy chile must choose our target wisely but the kittens especially the bold cub chassa are a
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
There's something to be said for going to a shelter and checking out the adults first because you can really get to know the personalities of the animals. Whereas when you get a puppy or kitten, you don't really know what you're going to end up getting.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don't know.
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Evanna Lynch
Irish Actress
My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters.
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Teresa Medeiros
American Novelist
I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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Carl Van Vechten
American Writer
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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Erin Foster
American Writer
Puppies and kittens are both great. Cats and dogs are not for me.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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Paul Gallico
American Writer
Kittens can happen to anyone.
Quote examples
Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
There's something to be said for going to a shelter and checking out the adults first because you can really get to know the personalities of the animals. Whereas when you get a puppy or kitten, you don't really know what you're going to end up getting.
Quote examples
John Kennedy
American Lawyer
The Democratic position seems to be everything is going to be free. Free education. Free health care. Free housing. Free love. Free kittens, I don't know.
Quote examples
Evanna Lynch
Irish Actress
My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters.
Quote examples
Teresa Medeiros
American Novelist
I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
Quote examples
Carl Van Vechten
American Writer
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
Quote examples
Erin Foster
American Writer
Puppies and kittens are both great. Cats and dogs are not for me.
Quote examples
Ogden Nash
American Poet
The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.
Quote examples
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
Quote examples
Paul Gallico
American Writer
Kittens can happen to anyone.
Example 1 of 10
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