kitten

kit·ten

K0080400 (kĭt′n)n.1. A young cat.2. One of the young of various other small felines and of certain other mammals, such as beavers.intr.v. kit·tened, kit·ten·ing, kit·tens To bear kittens.

[Middle English kitoun, probably from Old North French *caton, diminutive of cat, cat, from Late Latin cattus.]

kitten

(ˈkɪtən) n1. (Animals) a young cat2. have kittens have a canary informal Brit to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc: she had kittens when she got the bill. US equivalent: have a cow vb(of cats) to give birth to (young)[C14: from Old Northern French caton, from cat¹; probably influenced by Middle English kiteling] ˈkitten-ˌlike adj

kit•ten

(ˈkɪt n)
n. 1. a young cat. v.i. 2. (of a cat) to give birth. [1350–1400; Middle English kitoun, appar. b. kiteling young kitten and Middle French chitoun, variant of chaton, diminutive of chat cat] kit′ten•like`, adj.

kitten

Past participle: kittenned
Gerund: kittenning

Imperative
kitten
kitten

Present
I kitten
you kitten
he/she/it kittens
we kitten
you kitten
they kitten

Preterite
I kittenned
you kittenned
he/she/it kittenned
we kittenned
you kittenned
they kittenned

Present Continuous
I am kittenning
you are kittenning
he/she/it is kittenning
we are kittenning
you are kittenning
they are kittenning

Present Perfect
I have kittenned
you have kittenned
he/she/it has kittenned
we have kittenned
you have kittenned
they have kittenned

Past Continuous
I was kittenning
you were kittenning
he/she/it was kittenning
we were kittenning
you were kittenning
they were kittenning

Past Perfect
I had kittenned
you had kittenned
he/she/it had kittenned
we had kittenned
you had kittenned
they had kittenned

Future
I will kitten
you will kitten
he/she/it will kitten
we will kitten
you will kitten
they will kitten

Future Perfect
I will have kittenned
you will have kittenned
he/she/it will have kittenned
we will have kittenned
you will have kittenned
they will have kittenned

Future Continuous
I will be kittenning
you will be kittenning
he/she/it will be kittenning
we will be kittenning
you will be kittenning
they will be kittenning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been kittenning
you have been kittenning
he/she/it has been kittenning
we have been kittenning
you have been kittenning
they have been kittenning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been kittenning
you will have been kittenning
he/she/it will have been kittenning
we will have been kittenning
you will have been kittenning
they will have been kittenning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been kittenning
you had been kittenning
he/she/it had been kittenning
we had been kittenning
you had been kittenning
they had been kittenning

Conditional
I would kitten
you would kitten
he/she/it would kitten
we would kitten
you would kitten
they would kitten

Past Conditional
I would have kittenned
you would have kittenned
he/she/it would have kittenned
we would have kittenned
you would have kittenned
they would have kittenned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kitten - young domestic cat kittyyoung mammal - any immature mammal
Verb	1.	kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Translations

小猫

kitten

(ˈkitn) noun a young cat. The cat had five kittens last week.小猫ˈkittenish adjective playful. 嬉耍的

kitten

→ 小猫zhCN

kitten

feel as if a cat has kittened in (one's) mouth

To feel very hungover (with an awful taste in one's mouth). A: "You don't look so good. How are you feeling after your night of partying?" B: "Ugh, I feel as if a cat has kittened in my mouth." A long night of drinking will leave you feeling as if a cat has kittened in your mouth.See also: cat, feel, if, kitten, mouth

sex kitten

A physically and sexually attractive young woman. With some new clothes and makeup, I bet she would be quite a sex kitten.See also: kitten, sex

wanton kittens make sober cats

One who behaves wildly in youth often shows more restraint in adulthood. I wouldn't worry too much about your son's interest in partying—wanton kittens make sober cats most of the time.See also: cat, kitten, make, sober

dust bunny

A cluster of dust and dirt. It is typically associated with things that have not been recently cleaned or used. When was the last time you swept in here? There are massive dust bunnies behind the couch! Ever since the accident, Jamie's poor, neglected guitar has been just sitting in the corner, collecting dust bunnies.See also: bunny, dust

have a fit

To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a fit in the grocery store.See also: fit, have

have kittens

To be very upset, anxious, or uneasy. My parents will have kittens if I'm not home by curfew. Carrie's been having kittens waiting for her doctor to call with the test results.See also: have, kitten

(as) weak as a kitten

Especially weak, feeble, and vulnerable; completely unable to defend oneself. The heart attack left me bedridden and weak as a kitten for nearly a month. Tom's always been as weak as a kitten, so we don't bother trying to roughhouse with him at all.See also: kitten, weak

kit and caboodle

All the parts of a group of things. The phrase "the whole kit and caboodle" is often used. I had a collection I'd been putting together for nearly 25 years, and burglars stole the whole kit and caboodle. John has some awesome camping gear, and he let us borrow the kit and caboodle for the weekend.See also: and, caboodle, kit

purr like a cat

1. Of an engine, motor, or other piece of machinery, to run very smoothly and efficiently (often signified by a smooth, rich humming noise, not unlike that of a cat's purr). Once get this carburetor repaired, this old car is going to purr like a cat again. I just replaced the motherboard on my PC and installed a bunch of new RAM—now it's purring like a cat.2. Of person, to sigh, hum, or moan with contentment or pleasure. The kids purred like cats as they ate their ice cream cones. I know a few tricks that will have your partner purring like a cat.See also: cat, like, purr

purr like a kitten

1. Of an engine, motor, or other piece of machinery, to run very smoothly and efficiently (often signified by a smooth, rich humming noise, not unlike that of a cat's purr). Once get this carburetor repaired, this old car is going to purr like a kitten again. I just replaced the motherboard on my PC and installed a bunch of new RAM—now it's purring like a kitten.2. Of person, to sigh, hum, or moan with contentment or pleasure. The kids purred like kittens as they ate their ice cream cones. I know a few tricks that will have your partner purring like a kitten.See also: kitten, like, purr

dust bunny

and a dust kitten; a turkey's nestKg. a clump of dust and lint. She swept the dust bunnies out from under the bed. There's a huge dust kitten behind the chiffarobe. He hasn't cleaned in weeks. There are turkey's nests in every corner.See also: bunny, dust

have a fit

and throw a fitto be very angry; to show great anger. The teacher had a fit when the dog ran through the classroom. John threw a fit when he found his car had been damaged.See also: fit, have

have kittens

to get extremely upset. My mother pretty near had kittens when she found out I got fired. Calm down. Don't have kittens.See also: have, kitten

purr like a cat

and purr like a kitten 1. Fig. [for an engine] to run well and smoothly. My car really purred after I got it tuned up. New sparkplugs and this old heap will really purr like a cat. 2. Fig. [for a person] to be very pleased, and perhaps moan or purr with pleasure. She was so pleased that she purred like a cat. Sarah really purrs like a kitten when she is happy.See also: cat, like, purr

*weak as a baby

and *weak as a kittenCliché [of someone] physically very weak.(Also: as ~.) Six weeks of illness left the athlete as weak as a baby. John is as weak as a kitten because he doesn't eat well.See also: baby, weak

have a fit

Also, have fits or a conniption fit ; take or throw a fit ; have kittens. Become extremely upset. For example, She'll have a fit when she sees Anne wearing the same dress, or Mom had a conniption fit when she heard about the broken mirror, or Don't take a fit-the car's not really damaged, or Jill was having kittens over the spoiled cake. One can also give someone a fit or fits , as in His dithering about punctuation is enough to give me fits. Fit and fits, along with conniption fit, have been used in hyperbolic expressions to denote a bout of hysterics since the 1830s; throw a fit was first recorded in 1906, and have a fit in 1924; have kittens, alluding to being so upset as to bear kittens, also dates from about 1900. See also: fit, have

weak as a kitten

Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s. See also: kitten, weak

have a fit

throw a fit

COMMON If someone has a fit or throws a fit, they become very angry and upset. Note: In the first two idioms here, `fit' means healthy and full of energy. Mum will have a fit when he hears about this. She threw a fit when she found me in the dressing room.See also: fit, have

have kittens

mainly BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone has kittens, they become extremely worried or upset by something. The boss will have kittens if I don't get back within an hour. The Government was having kittens over the treaty. Note: In the Middle Ages it was said that if a pregnant woman was having stomach pains she had kittens clawing inside her womb. See also: have, kitten

have kittens

be extremely nervous or upset. British informalSee also: have, kitten

have ˈkittens

(British English, informal) be nervous and anxious, especially when you are waiting for news of something: Your poor mother’s having kittens. She hasn’t heard anything from Simon for three weeks.See also: have, kitten

have kittens

1. tv. to become enraged. When I heard the news, I had kittens. I was hacked! 2. tv. to laugh very hard; to enjoy something enormously. It was so funny, I had kittens laughing. 3. tv. to be surprised. She had kittens when she heard about the wedding. See also: have, kitten

kit and caboodle

(ˈkɪt næ kəˈbudlæ) n. everything; all parts and property. (Often with whole.) I want you out of here—kit and caboodle—by noon. She moved in to stay, kit and caboodle. See also: and, caboodle, kit

purr (like a cat)

in. [for an engine] to run well and smoothly. New spark plugs and this old heap will really purr like a cat. See also: cat, like, purr

sex kitten

n. a woman with enormous sexual potential. He thought he was getting a sex kitten, but she turned out to be just a plain cat. See also: kitten, sex

weak as a kitten

Feeble, defenseless. This proverbial simile goes one better than weak as a cat, dating from the early nineteenth century. Erle Stanley Gardner had “He felt as weak as a kitten” in The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943). Other variations are O. Henry’s weak as a vegetarian cat (Cupid à la Carte, 1907) and weak as a newborn kitten.See also: kitten, weak

kit and caboodle

The entire thing. A “kit” is a collection of items, such as a tool kit or a sewing kit. “Caboodle,” comes from “boodle,” is a collection of people. This 19th-century phrase was frequently misheard as “kitten caboodle,” causing the mishearer to look around for a young feline.See also: and, caboodle, kit

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feel as if a cat has kittened in (one's) mouth

sex kitten

wanton kittens make sober cats

dust bunny

have a fit

have kittens

(as) weak as a kitten

kit and caboodle

purr like a cat

purr like a kitten

dust bunny

have a fit

have kittens

purr like a cat

*weak as a baby

have a fit

weak as a kitten

have a fit

throw a fit

have kittens

have kittens

have ˈkittens

have kittens

kit and caboodle

purr (like a cat)

sex kitten

weak as a kitten

kit and caboodle

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Synonyms for kitten

noun young domestic cat

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verb have kittens

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