puss
noun
[ pʊs ]
• an affectionate term for a cat.
• "dangly baubles can be too tantalizing for even the best behaved pusses"
• a playful or coquettish girl or young woman.
• "you are an impudent puss, Miss Alice"
Origin:
early 16th century: probably from Middle Low German pūs (also pūskatte ) or Dutch poes, of unknown origin.
puss
noun
• a person's face, mouth, or expression.
• "they hush up with little smiles on their pusses"
Origin:
late 19th century: from Irish pus ‘lip, mouth’.
