kin·dle 2 
(kĭndl)
(kĭndl)intr.v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles
To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.
n.
A brood or litter, especially of kittens.
[Middle English kindelen, from kindel, offspring, from Old English gecynd; see KIND2.]