pussens
/ˈpʊsɪnz/nursery and informal
noun
(A term of endearment for) a cat.
- In later use chiefly with reference to James Joyce's Ulysses..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charlotte Riddell (1832–1906), novelist. Apparently arbitrarily (apparently hypocoristic) extended form of puss, although compare later pussums.
- submembranaceous
- submembranous
- submental
- submentum
- submenu
- submerge
- submerged-arc welding
- submerged tenth
- submergement
- submergence
- submergent
- submergible
- submerse
- submersible
- submersion
- submetacentric
- submeter
- submicro
- submicron
- submicroscopic
- submicroscopical
- submillimetre
- submillimetric
- submind
- subminiature