A well-known carnivorous quadruped (Felis domesticus) which has long been domesticated, being kept to destroy mice, and as a house pet.

A (domestic or wild) cat.

A familiar name given to a cat. to play fy gib (? to say ‘fie’ to the cat), to utter threats, to look threateningly.

Scottish name for the cat (like ‘reynard’ for the fox).

the domestic cat, esp. when kept as a household pet or to control vermin; (now also) spec. a pet cat that is kept exclusively indoors.

A cat; (also) a person exhibiting characteristics associated with a cat. Cf. pussycat, n.

A conventional proper or pet name for a cat, frequently (sometimes reduplicated) used as a call to attract its attention.

colloquial (originally nursery). A cat. Cf. puss-cat, n., pussy, n. 2a.

An animal (esp. a cat) which mews; (also, in extended use) a person who catcalls.

Used as a quasi-proper name for any cat, and (as a common noun), a cat.

As a designation for certain animals (sometimes as if a proper name). A cat. Cf. grimalkin, n. Obsolete.

A name given to a cat; hence, a cat, esp. an old she-cat; contemptuously applied to a jealous or imperious old woman.

a cat.

colloquial (originally nursery). A cat.

nursery and colloquial. A cat. Frequently used as a proper or pet name.

A diminutive tiger; a tiger-cub; also, a cat.

colloquial (chiefly British) A (domestic) cat, esp. a non-pedigree or otherwise unremarkable one.

Used as a term of endearment for a cat or (occasionally) a person, esp. a woman.

A cat. Also (in extended use): fur, a fur garment.