kitty C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈkɪti/ UK /ˈkɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pool of money contributed by a group; informally, a kitten or cat Everyone chipped in to the kitty for the office party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pool of money contributed... poolpotfundstakebankkittencat Word family Related forms kitcatkitten Etymology AI details In the sense of a pool of money, perhaps from kit ('set, collection'); in the sense of a cat, a pet form of kitten with the diminutive suffix -y. kitten Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kitty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪti/ ## Meanings 1. a pool of money contributed by a group; informally, a kitten or cat ## Examples - Everyone chipped in to the kitty for the office party. ## Synonyms - pool - pot - fund - stake - bank - kitten - cat ## Related Forms - kit - cat - kitten ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kitten ## Etymology In the sense of a pool of money, perhaps from kit ('set, collection'); in the sense of a cat, a pet form of kitten with the diminutive suffix -y. ## AI Etymology Kitty has more than one etymological strand: in the sense of a pool of money, perhaps from kit ('set, collection'); in the sense of a cat, a pet form of kitten with the diminutive suffix -y. The historical trail runs through Middle English kitten. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a pool of money contributed by a group; informally, a kitten or cat. Related forms include kit, cat, kitten. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown