kitten
noun
[ ˈkɪt(ə)n ]
• a young cat.
• a stout furry grey and white moth, the caterpillar of which resembles that of the puss moth.
kitten
verb
• (of a cat or certain other animals) give birth.
Origin:
late Middle English kitoun, ketoun, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chitoun, diminutive of chat ‘cat’.
