kitty

1 of 2

noun (1)

kit·​ty ˈki-tē 

plural kitties

: cat sense 1a

especially : kitten

kitty

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural kitties

1

: a fund in a poker game made up of contributions from each pot

2

: a sum of money or collection of goods often made up of small contributions : pool

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• cat
• feline
• house cat
• moggy [British]
• moggie
• puss
• pussy
• pussycat

Noun (2)

• account
• budget
• deposit
• fund
• nest egg
• pool

Examples of kitty in a Sentence

Noun (1)

delighted to adopt a stray kitty from the pound

Noun (2)

why don't you get us all sodas and just take the money from the party kitty?

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Both tested positive for FeLV so will need to be indoor only kitties and fed a nutritious diet. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025

The unconventional way a cat owner trims her kitty's nails has left the internet in stitches. —Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

Domestic shorthair Age: 1 year, 7 months Meet a kitty who is as sweet as her name, and with a gentle spirit. —Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025

Finally, Trump sought to double the kitty available to NATO with the pronouncement that each country’s baseline for defense spending should be bumped to 5% of its gross domestic product. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

kit entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1719, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing kitty

• kitty-corner
• kitty-cornered

Kids Definition

kitty

1 of 2 noun

kit·​ty ˈkit-ē 

plural kitties

: cat sense 1a

especially : kitten

kitty

2 of 2 noun

plural kitties

: a sum of money or collection of goods often made up of small contributions