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

This cat bed is the paw-fect solution for keeping kitties close without interrupting dad's flow. —Alex Apatoff, People.com, 5 June 2025

Faced with predators, hunger, and constant exposure to the elements, these kitties have a tougher time staying alive. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025

Now tell me when the opportune times to sell stocks will occur. Fallacy #2: The rainy-day kitty. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

In the end, cats have remained much the same, with the exception of kitty litter and sitting on their owners' laps from time to time. —Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 May 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

Rhymes for kitty

• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty
• nitty
• pity
• pretty
• witty
• atomicity
• catholicity
• ellipticity
• historicity

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