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Kitten

noun/kˈɪʔn̩/
Definition
young domestic cat
have kittens
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɪʔn̩/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɪtən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɪtən/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈɪʔn̩/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounyoung domestic cat
verbhave kittens
“our cat kittened again this year”
Word Forms
kittenverbhave kittens
kittennounyoung domestic cat
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kätzchen
junge Hauskatze
🇫🇷French
chaton
jeune chat domestique
🇪🇸Spanish
gatito
gato doméstico joven
🇮🇹Italian
gattino
giovane gatto domestico
🇳🇱Dutch
katje
jonge huiskat
🇵🇹Portuguese
gatinho
jovem gato doméstico
🇷🇺Russian
котенок
молодой домашний кот
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बिल्ली का बच्चा
युवा घरेलू बिल्ली
🇧🇩Bengali
বিড়ালছানা
তরুণ গার্হস্থ্য বিড়াল
🇮🇳Tamil
பூனைக்குட்டி
இளம் வீட்டு பூனை
🇮🇳Telugu
పిల్లి పిల్ల
యువ దేశీయ పిల్లి
🇮🇳Marathi
मांजरीचे पिल्लू
तरुण घरगुती मांजर
🇮🇳Gujarati
બિલાડીનું બચ્ચું
યુવાન ઘરેલું બિલાડી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಿಟನ್
ಯುವ ದೇಶೀಯ ಬೆಕ್ಕು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൂച്ചക്കുട്ടി
ഇളം വളർത്തു പൂച്ച
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਬੱਚਾ
ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਬਿੱਲੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بلی کا بچہ
نوجوان گھریلو بلی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
小猫
年轻的家猫
🇯🇵Japanese
子猫
若い飼い猫
🇰🇷Korean
주방
어린 고양이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mèo con
mèo nhà trẻ
🇹🇭Thai
ลูกแมว
แมวบ้านหนุ่ม
🇮🇩Indonesian
anak kucing
kucing domestik muda
🇵🇭Filipino
kuting
batang alagang pusa
🇲🇾Malay
anak kucing
kucing domestik muda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هريرة
قطة منزلية شابة
🇮🇷Persian
بچه گربه
گربه خانگی جوان
🇹🇷Turkish
yavru kedi
genç evcil kedi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲתַלתוּל
חתול בית צעיר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'kitten'?
The primary meaning of 'kitten' is 'young domestic cat'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'kitten' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'kitten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'kitten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'kitten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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