tabby
/ˈtæbi/
adjective
- Having a striped or swirled pattern, especially on a cat's coat.
- The tabby kitten had beautiful orange and black stripes.
- She prefers tabby cats over solid-colored ones.
- His tabby coat was thick and soft to the touch.
noun
- A cat with a striped or swirled coat pattern, typically with an 'M' shape on the forehead.
- Our tabby loves to nap in the sun by the window.
- The tabby's stripes help it blend into the tall grass.
- She adopted a friendly tabby from the animal shelter.
- A female cat.
- My grandmother's tabby is the queen of the house.
- That tabby has been the neighborhood's favorite cat for years.
- The tabby gave birth to a litter of four kittens.