kitter C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈkɪtər/ UK /ˈkɪtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a young cat; a kitten (dialectal) The barn's newest kitter chased shadows across the dusty floor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a young cat; a kitten... kittenkit Word family Related forms kitkittencat Etymology AI details A dialectal variant of kitten, from Middle English kitoun, ultimately from Old French chitoun, diminutive of chat ('cat'). chitoun Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # kitter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪtər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪtə/ ## Meanings 1. a young cat; a kitten (dialectal) ## Examples - The barn's newest kitter chased shadows across the dusty floor. ## Synonyms - kitten - kit ## Related Forms - kit - kitten - cat ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chitoun ## Etymology A dialectal variant of kitten, from Middle English kitoun, ultimately from Old French chitoun, diminutive of chat ('cat'). ## AI Etymology Kitter is a dialectal variant of kitten, from Middle English kitoun, ultimately from Old French chitoun, diminutive of chat ('cat'). The etymological trail includes Old French chitoun. The same word family includes kit, kitten, cat. Its current noun use means "a young cat; a kitten (dialectal)". ## Topics - Animals - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown