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

Escape a sun that’s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024

Place candles where curious kitties and dogs can’t knock them over and suffer burns. —Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024

Indeed, newborn kitties spend around 90 percent of their time sleeping, accounting for 22 hours a day, according to pet food company Purina. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

And Republican groups are on pace to spend $96 million in broadcast and cable ads in the state, lapping Democrats’ $88 million kitty. —Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024

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