kitty

1 of 2

noun (1)

kit·​ty ˈki-tē How to pronounce kitty (audio)
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

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?
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Noun
In the Cairo section, Bogle mentions a sick kitty struggling to survive. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 In a heartwarming story that has gone viral on Reddit, two stray kitties have forged a bond that has melted hearts across the internet. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025 Those videos can also serve the interests of science, as evidenced by the international team of researchers who analyzed 408 publicly available videos of sleeping cats to study whether the kitties showed any preference for sleeping on their right or left sides. ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025 Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for kitty

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of kitty was in 1719

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“Kitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitty. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

kitty

1 of 2 noun
kit·​ty ˈkit-ē How to pronounce kitty (audio)
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

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