: a young cat
also
: an immature or young individual of various other small mammals
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Imagine someone sitting down and sending everyone a couple of kittens with hats under a Christmas tree.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
We're just kitten around.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The video shows the kittens curled up in the pot together, meowing faintly.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Imagine someone sitting down and sending everyone a couple of kittens with hats under a Christmas tree.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
Local authorities were able to coax the bobcat kitten out of the tree and bring it some comfort.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
We're just kitten around.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Kitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitten. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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