Why is a baby cat called a kitten?

Answer 1

A baby cat is oftenly called a kitten.

Answer 2

They are not called kittens they are called kits.

"Kit" is short for "kittens" and, yes, some people do call them the full name.

Baby rabbits used to be called "rabbits" -- the adults were called "coneys" (pronounced to rhyme with "honey"). More and more people dropped the word "coney" and started calling the adult animal "rabbit"; at this point, "kitten" was tacked on to mean baby rabbits.

Answer 3

A boy cat is called a "Tom" cat. I don't know the origin of the name.

Answer 4

Tomcat is just another word for male cat, so its baby would be called a kitten like any other cat.

Answer 5

cause the name kitten means kiten which in Roman times meant dog so now the opposite to a dog is a cat so they put a extra T in it.

Answer 6

Baby cats are called kittens or kits.

Answer 7

errr kitten

Answer 8

A kitten