kitten

/ˈkɪtən/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
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