US /ˈkɪtər/ UK /ˈkɪtə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a young cat; a kitten (dialectal)

    The barn's newest kitter chased shadows across the dusty floor.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a young cat; a kitten... kittenkit
Word family
Related forms kitkittencat

Etymology

A dialectal variant of kitten, from Middle English kitoun, ultimately from Old French chitoun, diminutive of chat ('cat').

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