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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'kitty', 'Kitty': /ˈkɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kit′ē)

Inflections of 'kitty' (n): npl: kitties

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kit•ty1 /ˈkɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. [countable] a kitten.
  2. [proper noun] a pet name for a cat.

kit•ty2 /ˈkɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of people or sources and meant for a particular purpose:a kitty for the widow's fund.
  2. Games(in poker) the pot.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kit•ty1  (kit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. a kitten.
  2. a pet name for a cat.
  • kitt(en) + -y2 1710–20

kit•ty2  (kit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of persons or sources and designated for a particular purpose specified by the contributors.
  2. Games[Cards.]
    • a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.
    • the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.
    • widow (def. 2).
  • kit1 + -y2 1815–25

Kit•ty  (kit′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kitty /ˈkɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten, cat1
Etymology: 18th Century: see kit3
kitty /ˈkɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the pool of bets in certain gambling games
  2. any shared fund of money, etc
  3. (in bowls) the jack
Etymology: 19th Century: see kit1
'kitty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: here, little kitty!, gave her a kitty for [her birthday, Christmas], a [cute, cuddly, soft] kitty, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "kitty" in the title:

big, stoned, horny kitty with the munchies
Chip in, kitty and pass the hat
customers "in its kitty"
get them to walk this kitty back
gona join yeah wise kitty
Hello Kitty and Snoopy
If he <locked> the door, then Kitty is trapped inside.
in the kitty
it's a case of tough titty said the kitty
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kitty corner / catty corner / diagonal / catercornered / cater-cornered / caterwise / cater
kitty litter
kitty rooms
Kitty was so much recovered ... ; an event of such happy promise as to [Jane Austen]
kitty-corner / katty-corner usage
kitty-cornered
Kitty-widdy
Kitty! Let's to eat!
Kitty’s negligee
like kitty, like owner
propped kitty-corner near a bottle [prop?]
That makes you the punch line, kitty.
the kitty
What's drinks Kitty?
When Mother <got> home, she found that Kitty <had been>
wittle kitty or witty kitty?

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