kitoun
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kitten — I. noun Etymology: Middle English kitoun, from Anglo French *kiton, chiton, diminutive of cat, chat cat, from Late Latin cattus Date: 14th century a young cat; also an immature or young individual of various other small mammals II. intransitive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kitten — kittenlike, adj. /kit n/, n. 1. a young cat. v.t., v.i. 2. (of cats) to give birth; bear. [1350 1400; ME kitoun, appar. b. kiteling KITLING and MF chitoun, var. of chaton kitten] * * * … Universalium
guitoune — [ gitun ] n. f. • v. 1860; ar. kitoun « tente » ♦ Arg. milit. Tente de campement; par ext.(1914) Abri de tranchée. « notre guitoune, petite cave basse sentant le moisi » (Barbusse). ♢ Fam. ⇒ tente. Guitoune de campeur. ● guitoune nom féminin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
kitten — noun 1》 a young cat. ↘the young of certain other animals, such as the rabbit and beaver. 2》 used in names of a group of furry grey and white moths. [Genus Furcula.] verb give birth to kittens. Phrases have kittens Brit. informal be extremely… … English new terms dictionary
kitten — kit•ten [[t]ˈkɪt n[/t]] n. 1) a young cat 2) (of a cat) to give birth • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME kitoun, appar. b. kiteling young kitten and MF chitoun, var. of chaton, dim. of chat cat kit′ten•like , adj … From formal English to slang
kitten — /ˈkɪtn / (say kitn) noun 1. a young cat. 2. the young of any of various species of small mammal, as the rabbit. 3. a playful or skittish girl. –verb (i) 4. (of a cat) to give birth to a kitten. –phrase 5. have kittens, Colloquial to be extremely… …
kitten — [kit′ n] n. [ME kitoun < OFr chitoun, var. of chaton, dim. of chat,CAT1] a young cat: occasionally applied to the young of some other small animals vi., vt. to give birth to (kittens) … English World dictionary
