kitty
Plural: kitties
Noun
- A kitten or small cat; also, a collective fund or pool.
- the combined stakes of the betters
- the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
- young domestic cat
- informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- A kitten or young cat, or sometimes adult cat.
- A pet name for a cat.
- Synonym of pussy (“vulva and/or vagina”).
- A money pool used for a particular purpose, such as for a card game or for shared expenses.
- In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
- A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.
Examples
- He said it was a big beast with fangs, but it turned out to be a cute little kitty.
- He threw his last few points into the kitty, hoping for a miracle word.
- Here, kitty kitty! Nice kitty!
Origin / Etymology
From kit (“kitten”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).
Scrabble Score: 12
kitty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkitty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kitty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
kitty: valid Words With Friends Word