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Dictionary: kit·ty1   (kĭt'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. A fund made up of a portion of each pot in a poker game.
  2. A pool of money, especially one to which a number of people have contributed for a designated purpose.
  3. See widow (sense 3).

[Probably from KIT1.]


kit·ty2 (kĭt'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
A cat, especially a kitten.

[Shortening and alteration of KITTEN.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - Informal terms referring to a domestic cat; Young domestic cat; The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker); The combined stakes of the betters.

pronunciation My neighbor found a kitty and adopted it.

Tutor's tip: To the delight of the "kiddy" (a small child) the birthday clown pulled from his hat a "kitty" (kitten).

Wikipedia: Kitty
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Kitty may refer to:

  • Cat, small carnivorous mammal of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus
  • Kitten, a young cat
  • Kitty (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name Kitty

In music:

In sports:

  • A small white ball used as the target in lawn bowls

In literature:

  • Kitty (Warwick Deeping), a 1927 novel by Warwick Deeping, which was filmed and became the first British talkie in 1929
  • Kitty, the addressee of entries in Jewish war-victim Anne Frank's diary

In television and film:


Translations: Kitty
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - killing

2.
n. - pulje, indsamlingsbøsse

Nederlands (Dutch)
(gezamenlijke) pot, witte bal (bowls), katje

Français (French)
1.
n. - cagnotte (aux cartes, etc), (fig) caisse

2.
n. - chaton

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kätzchen

2.
n. - Spielkasse, Kasse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γατούλα, κορβανάς, κοινό ταμείο (συνήθως για μικροέξοδα), ποτ, γκανιότα

Italiano (Italian)
gattino, cassa, posta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cacife (m), vaquinha (f) (coloq.), bichano (m) (gatinho)

Русский (Russian)
котенок

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - gatito

2.
n. - puesta, bote, polla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kattunge, pott, insats, kassa
abbr. - kattunge

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小猫, 全部赌注凯蒂

2. 小猫, 全部赌注凯蒂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小貓, 全部賭注凱蒂

2.
n. - 小貓, 全部賭注凱蒂

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 새끼 고양이

2.
n. - 수중의 돈, 공동 적립금

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キティー, 賭け金, 共同積立金, 子猫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صندوق صغير يوضع فيه مبلغ من المال لشرا مرطبات أو أكل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קופה (במשחק קלפים), קופה משותפת, קרן‬
n. - ‮חתלתול‬


 
 
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