kitten
/ˈkɪtən/
noun
- A young cat.
- The mother cat carefully carried her kitten to a warm spot.
- The kitten played with a ball of yarn on the living room floor.
- We adopted a fluffy gray kitten from the animal shelter.
verb
- To give birth to kittens.
- Our cat is expected to kitten next week.
- She watched as the cat kittened three healthy babies.
- The stray cat kittened in a box behind the garage.