cat en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- kăt
- [ˈkʰeə̯t] (Inland-Northern-American)
- [ˈkʰɛə̯t] (Inland-Northern-American)
- /ˈkæt/ (General-American)
- [ˈkʰæt] (Received-Pronunciation)
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- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /ˈkɛə̯t/ (Inland-Northern-American)
- /ˈkɛt/ (Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, Singapore)
- /ˈkæt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈkʰæt] (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- [ˈkʰɛt] (Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, Singapore)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally thought to be from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”) (c. 350, Palladius), from Latin catta (c. 75 A.D., Martial), possibly from an Afroasiatic language. Doublet of gato. A loan from Afro-Asiatic into European languages would roughly match how the animal itself spread, as genetic studies suggest domestic cats first began to spread out of the Near East / Fertile Crescent during the Neolithic, especially after they became popular and domesticated in Egypt 4000 years ago; they were found in Greece and Italy later, 2500 years ago. However, every proposed source word has presented problems. Adolphe Pictet and many subsequent sources refer to Barabra (Nubian) [script needed] (kaddîska) and "Nouba" (Nobiin) ⲕⲁⲇⲓ̄ⲥ (kadīs, “kadīs”) as possible sources or cognates, but M. Lionel Bender says the Nubian word is a loan from Arabic قِطَّة (qiṭṭa), which has long been thought to be non-Arabic in origin. Jean-Paul Savignac suggests the Latin word is from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic ϣⲁⲩ (šau, “tomcat”) suffixed with feminine -t, but John Huehnergard says "the source … was clearly not Egyptian itself, where no analogous form is attested." It may be a wanderword. Kroonen says the word must have existed in Germanic from a very early date, as it shows morphological alternations, and suggests that it might have been borrowed from Uralic, compare Northern Sami gađfe (“female stoat”) and Hungarian hölgy (“stoat; lady, bride”) from Proto-Uralic *käďwä (“female (of a fur animal)”). Cognates Related to Scots cat (“cat”), North Frisian kaat, kaot, Kat, kåt (“cat”), Saterland Frisian Kat (“cat”), West Frisian kat (“cat”), Alemannic German Chats, Chatz, chatza, chatzu, chatzò, chàzzà, Kàtz (“cat”), Bavarian ckozza, Katz, khoze, kòtze (“cat”), Cimbrian katze, khatz, khatza (“cat”), Dutch kat (“cat”), German Katze (“cat”), German Low German Katt (“cat”), Luxembourgish Kaz (“cat”), Mòcheno kòtz (“cat”), Yiddish קאַץ (kats, “cat”), Danish kat (“cat”), Faroese køttur (“cat”), Icelandic köttur (“cat”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish katt (“cat”), Latin cattus, catus (“cat”), Aromanian cãtush (“cat”), French chat (“cat”), Occitan, Norman cat (“cat”), Portuguese, Spanish gato (“cat”), Breton kaz, kazh (“cat”), Cornish cath, kath (“cat”), Irish cat, cut (“cat”), Scottish Gaelic cat (“cat”), Welsh cath (“cat”), as well as Ancient Greek κάτα (káta), κάττα (kátta, “cat”), Greek γάτα (gáta, “cat”), Turkish kedi (“cat”), and from the same ultimate source Belarusian, Russian кот (kot, “cat”), Ukrainian кіт (kit, “cat”), Polish kot (“cat”), Kashubian kòt (“cat”), Latvian kaķis (“cat”), Lithuanian katė (“cat”), and more distantly Armenian կատու (katu, “cat”), Basque katu (“cat”), Georgian კატა (ḳaṭa, “cat”), Classical Syriac ܩܛܐ, ܩܛܘ (“cat”), Arabic قِطَّة (qiṭṭa, “cat”) alongside dialectal Maghrebi Arabic قَطُّوس (qaṭṭūs, “cat”) (from Berber, probably from Latin).
Meanings
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(countable) Terms relating to animals. ▸ A mammal of the family Felidae.
Mammals need two genes to make the taste receptor for sugar. Studies in various cats (tigers, cheetahs and domestic cats) showed that one of these genes has mutated and no longer works.
2011, Karl Kruszelnicki, Brain Food, →ISBN, page 53:
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(countable, uncountable) Terms relating to animals. ▸ A mammal of the family Felidae. ▸ A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
A group of wild cats is called a destruction.
2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2022:A major genetic survey of nearly 1,000 feral and domestic cats has revealed that every breed of household cat alive today originates from just five lineages which lived alongside ancient settlers in the Fertile Crescent, an area stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.
2007 June 29, Ian Sample, “DNA research identifies homeland of the domestic cat”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2020:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
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(uncountable) Terms relating to animals. ▸ A mammal of the family Felidae. ▸ A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. ▸ The flesh of this animal eaten as food.
I ate at a Chinese restaurant once, even though my friends told me I would probably be eating cat and dog disguised as chicken.
2013, James Bartleman, The Redemption of Oscar Wolf, Dundurn, →ISBN:You do not eat cat simply for the thrill of eating cat. You eat cat because cats have a lively jingshen, or spirit, and thus by eating the animal you will improve your spirits.
2013, Peter Hessler, Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West, Harper Perennial, →ISBN:“[…]—Say, do you mind telling me if people around here really eat cats?” He felt a shiver in the pit of his stomach. “Do they eat cat?” said the little old man, profoundly shocked.
1948, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Case of the Jeweled Ragpicker (The Screwball Circus Mysteries; 3), Wildside Press, published 2017, →ISBN:
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(countable, uncountable) Terms relating to animals. ▸ A mammal of the family Felidae. ▸ Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
I grabbed it and ran over to the lion from behind, the cat still chewing thoughtfully on Silent's arm.
1977, Peter Hathaway Capstick, Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush, St. Martin's Press, page 44:She felt privileged to be here, living the experience inside the majestic cat [a tiger]; privileged to be part of their bond, even for only a few hours.
2014, Dale Mayer, Rare Find. A Psychic Visions Novel, Valley Publishing:If you should someday round a corner on the hiking trail and come face to face with a mountain lion, you would probably never forget the mighty cat.
1985 January, George Laycock, “Our American Lion”, in Boys' Life, Boy Scouts of America, section 28:
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(broadly, countable) Terms relating to animals. ▸ Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which (somewhat) resembles a domestic feline (etymology 1, noun sense 1.1.1).
civet cat polecat
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(countable, derogatory, figuratively, offensive, uncountable) Terms relating to people. ▸ An angry or spiteful person, especially a woman.
But, ere one rapid moon its tale has told, / He finds his prize — a cat — a slut — a scold.
1835 September, “The Pigs”, in The New-England Magazine, volume IX, page 156:
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(countable, dated, figuratively, slang, uncountable) Terms relating to people. ▸ An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
1973 December, "Books Noted", discussing A Dialogue (by James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni), in Black World, Johnson Publishing Company, 77. BALDWIN: That's what we were talking about before. And by the way, you did not have to tell me that you think your father is a groovy cat; I knew that.
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low / I leaned back on my radio / Some cat was layin' down some rock'n'roll 'lotta soul, he said
1972, “Starman”, in The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, performed by David Bowie:What fags are true I know what Mack's might do I'm quite familiar with cats like you Provoke to get me give me a good reason to smoke me Try to break me but never wrote me)
1998, “Fiend”, in Respect, performed by Shaquille O'Neal:Now you've listened to my story / Here's the point that I have made / Cats were born to give chicks fever / Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
1958, “Fever”, Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell, Peggy Lee (lyrics), performed by Peggy Lee:I am sick of rappers claiming they hot when they really not I am sick of rappers bragging about shit they ain’t really got These cats stay rapping about cars they don’t own I am sick of rappers bragging about models they don’t bone.[…] And I am sick of all these cats with no talent That never lived in the hood but yet their lyrics be so violent.
2006, “Sick of it all”, in Masta Ace (lyrics), Pariah:I started showing up early for every team practice, and when all those other cats jetted to hit the showers, I put in even more work on the court, eliminating my weaknesses, practicing drills and perfecting my outside shot.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 208:
- (US, countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable) Terms relating to people. ▸ Synonym of itinerant worker.
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(countable, figuratively, qualifier:jazz, slang, uncountable) Terms relating to people. ▸ A jazz musician; also, an enthusiast of jazz music.
I turn on the radio / There's some cat on the saxophone / Laying down a litany of excuses
2008, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Hold on to Yourself”:a jazz cat
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(countable, figuratively, obsolete, slang, uncountable) Terms relating to people. ▸ Synonym of prostitute.
"Tell me. Willie said there was a cat in love with you. That isn't true, is it?" "Yes. It's true," Hudson corrects her, letting her think that by "cat" he means prostitute.
1999, Carl P. Eby, Hemingway’s Fetishism: Psychoanalysis and the Mirror of Manhood, State University of New York Press, page 124:
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ A double tripod for holding a plate, etc., with six feet, of which three rest on the ground in whatever position it is placed.
- (archaic, broadly, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ The game of trap ball; also (countable), the trap in that game.
- (archaic, broadly, countable) Terms relating to things. ▸ The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
Overhaul down & hook the cat, haul taut. Walk away the cat. When up, pass the cat head stopper. Hook the fish in & fish the anchor.
2009, Olof A. Eriksen, Constitution - All Sails Up and Flying, Outskirts Press, page 134:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ Ellipsis of cat-o'-nine-tails.
alt of cat-o'-nine-tails
[H]e whipped a black man for disobedience of his orders fifty lashes; and again whipped him with a cat, which he wound with wire, about the same number of stripes;[…] he used this cat on one other man, and then destroyed the cat wound with wire.
1839, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, testimony by Henry L. Pinckney (Assembly No. 335), page 44:
- (archaic, broadly, countable, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ Now only in catboat: a sturdy merchant sailing vessel.
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(broadly, countable, historical, uncountable) Terms relating to things. ▸ A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages to protect assailants approaching besieged enemy defences; a cathouse.
From behind the narrow slits in the walls of Castellar, crossbowmen and archers took aim at the juddering cat as it came closer.
2000, Stephen O'Shea, The Perfect Heresy, Profile Books, page 97:
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(broadly, countable, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Terms relating to things. ▸ A vagina or vulva.
As she came up, she tried to put her cat in his face for some licking.
2005, Carolyn Chambers Sanders, Sins & Secrets, Hachette Digital:I had a notion to walk over to her, rip her apron off, sling her housecoat open and put my finger inside her cat to see if she was wet or freshly fucked because the dream I had earlier was beginning to really annoy me.
2007, Franklin White, Money for Good, Simon and Schuster, page 64:"What the hell, so this broad's got a prematurely-gray cat."
1969, Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life, Holloway House Publishing:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| cats | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| catte | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
play the cat and banjo with · cat grape · cat-burglarize · skin the cat · cat stretch · cat-eyed · cat's whiskers · hep cat · guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl · Java cat · not while pussy's a cat · First Cat · there's more than one way to fuck a cat · dogs have masters, cats have staff · caterwaul · cat lady · cat's cradle · multicat · cat tongue · channel cat · catloving · there are many ways to skin a cat · tip-cat · coon cat · catbird · tom-cat · fight like cat and dog · catnip · ring-tailed cat · cat-footed · cat containment · cat-call · fraidy-cat · Velcro cat · which way the cat jumps · cat-scratch disease · cat-claw · robocat · werecat · cat-walk · cat wheel · farm cat · cathair · a cat in hell's chance · cat thyme · cat-lap · all cats are grey in the dark · native cat · ball-tailed cat · cat's whisker · fat cat · cat malogen · Schrödinger's cat · catsuit · walk the cat back · catstep · feral cat · cat bird · catmint · tear a cat · like a cat on hot bricks · let the cat out · cat got your tongue? · community cat · old cat · a cat may look at a king · dog and cat · cat-girl · look what the cat drug in · cat hotel · cat café · cat nap · blue cat · chessy cat · catscratch · catly · catlet · catslaughter · cats' concert · a cat in gloves catches no mice · catio · bear cat · catcall · catstick · cat scratch fever · so help me cat · musk cat · thin as a barber's cat · catshark · catfit · tear-cat · catshit · catproof · cat-bird · cow cat · ringtail cat · dogs have owners, cats have staff · kit-cat · he-cat · catwalker · cat tax · set the cat among the pigeons · cat litter · ram-cat · cathead · cat-and-mouse · alley cat · scaredy-cat · Arnold's cat map · tom cat · bell the cat · catless · cat ice · great cat · catsfoot · mercat · cat's meow · ewe cat · cat organ · cat-flap · sick as a cat · look what the cat's dragged in · Cheshire cat · catlore · catslide · reed cat · stink-cat · cat scratch · lead a cat-and-dog life · cat farm · catwort · cat house · cat's-foot · cat liver fluke · cat and dog · Japan cat · cat box · cat in the sack · not enough room to swing a cat · let the cat out of the bag · cat milk · podcat · cat's melody · the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet · copy-cat · catgut · catnap · caterole · cat-proof · catlicker · cat sit · like a scalded cat · wait for the cat to jump · cat-nap · cat burglar · kitling · cat-head · kitty cat · cattery · catswort · rain cats and dogs · saltcat · barn cat · like a cat on a hot tin roof · top cat · catspeak · cat-salt · fraidy cat · cat-burglar · cat and mouse · cat factory · dead cat bounce · cabbit · marbled cat · cat-block · spoonbilled cat · fight like cats and dogs · cat fight · pork-cat syndrome · cat-o'-nine · catlike · look like something the cat dragged in · cattail · caticorn · toddy cat · cat-nip · troll cat · sea cat · there's more than one way to skin a cat · gib cat · Janus cat · like the cat that got the cream · there's more than one way to feed a cat · nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs · cathouse · bearcat · cat-stick · wild cat · lap cat · cat-scratch fever · wobbly cat syndrome · cat bear · catbutt · duckbill cat · cat calling the kettle black · cat in the pan · house cat · catfish · civet cat · cat tree · cat got someone's tongue · catbath · cat in the meal-tub · cat cracker · different breed of cat · cat squirrel · a cat can look at a king · catlover · cat-lick · Kilkenny cat · catmill · catitude · kleptocat · lolcat · cat wagon · pussy cat · black cat · housecat · catblogging · cat's pyjamas · look who the cat dragged in · catlap · cat-fur · cat's pajamas · cat train · small cat · put the cat among the pigeons · ring-tail cat · catboy · curiosity killed the cat · hydrophobia cat · catkind · catling · like a cat in a strange garret · catclaw · cat mill · cat napper · cat-sit · wild-cat · reduced cat · cat snake · cat fur · noncat · wildcat · walk back the cat · catgender · catophile · grandcat · cat-house · copycat · cat-tail sedge · cat-hammed · wampus cat · cat meat · cat door · cat activation noise · cat in the meal tub · cat grass · catty · cat-foot · ring-tailed civet cat · domestic cat · gib-cat · she-cat · cat and dog life · kick at the cat · cataholic · cat-man · catface · tomcat · black cat energy · cat flap · cat-trap · cattitude · catcatcher · dead-cat bounce · cat state · cat's paw · cat man · catfight · cathole · catess · dogs bark, cats meow · copy cat · catfucker · cool cat · duck-billed cat · cat colony · cat eye syndrome · cat-like · cactus cat · cat nip · dead cat · cat-cow · big cat · catdom · cat-eye · catto · catskinner · cat that swallowed the canary · herd cats · catstitch · anticat · cat in hell's chance · pseudocat · cat owl · singed cat · hunting cat · cathood · cat-hole · catperson · cat that got the cream · whip the cat · nervous as a cat · catsitter · catloaf · catskin · cat-shy · painted cat · bodega cat · cat scratch disease · care killed a cat · poor as a barber's cat · cat piss · cat around · spokescat · watchcat · KatyCat · fat-cat · caticide · cat-o'-nine-tails · swamp cat · catness · catgirl · phoby cat · cat unit · care killed the cat · cat's eye · cat's meat · enough to make a cat laugh · cat-rigged · catsicle · cat girl · Yule cat · scaredy cat · grin like a Cheshire cat · duck-bill cat · catwise · cat-o-nine · hepcat · cat that ate the canary · catne · conceited as a barber's cat · catshank · cat burglary · flying cat · catwalk · cat hole · cattish · cat food · catwoman · catkin · kitty-cat · cat tower · civvy cat · m-cat · ringtailed cat · catnapper · look what the cat dragged in · snowcat · cat-castle · catworm · hep-cat · cat and kitten sneaking · when the cat's away the mice will play · cat-napper · cat cafe · like herding cats · shoot the cat · cat distribution system · cat-burgle · catvertising · cat-harping · look like something the cat brought in · catfall · jungle cat · hellcat · cat-harpin · cat-witted · make a cat laugh · Caturday · mudcat · catstail · all cats are grey by night
Hypernyms
carnivore · animal · feline · mammal · creature · vertebrate · pet
Hyponyms
catamountain (other feline species) · tuxedo cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · scimitar-toothed cat? (other feline species) · Chinese mountain cat (other feline species) · black-footed cat (other feline species) · bobcat (other feline species) · calico cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · kitten · Temminck's cat (other feline species) · tom · Bombay (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · ram-cat · farm cat · Russian Blue cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tomcat · Chinese desert cat (other feline species) · Pallas' cat (other feline species) · torbie · jungle cat (other feline species) · bay cat (other feline species) · Cyprus cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · false sabre-toothed cat (other feline species) · Burmese (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Maltese cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · grass cat (other feline species) · Siamese cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · seal point · Yule cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tortoiseshell · steppe cat (other feline species) · colocolo (other feline species) · catess · fisher cat (other feline species) · manul (other feline species) · Cheshire cat · tomcat · bicolour · Geoffroy's cat (other feline species) · Pampas cat (other feline species) · chocolate point · he-cat · Manx cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · mouser · malkin · furbaby · feral cat · tabby (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · longhair · sand cat (other feline species) · swamp cat (other feline species) · desert cat (other feline species) · Asian golden cat (other feline species) · alley cat · Pallas cat (other feline species) · reed cat (other feline species) · Andean cat (other feline species) · colourpoint · she-cat · flat-headed cat (other feline species) · Russian Blue (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · straw cat (other feline species) · purrito · Asiatic golden cat (other feline species) · Persian cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tortoiseshell cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · gib · barn cat · Pantanal cat (other feline species) · void · fox cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Burmese cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · cat-a-mountain (other feline species) · pampas cat (other feline species) · Norwegian forest cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Maine Coon cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Iriomote cat (other feline species) · wolf-cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · leopard cat (other feline species) · African golden cat (other feline species) · cat o' mountain (other feline species) · red point · malkin · kitten · shorthair · bluepoint · ghost cat (other feline species) · sabercat (other feline species) · Maine Coon (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Van cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · housecat · tortie · Bombay cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tabby cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · false saber-toothed cat (other feline species) · miner's cat (other feline species) · sabre-toothed cat (other feline species) · mouser · Serengeti cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tuxedo · hairless · rusty-spotted cat (other feline species) · Andean mountain cat (other feline species) · scimitar cat (other feline species) · Ocicat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Himalayan cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · tort · fishing cat (other feline species) · Savannah cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · saber-toothed cat (other feline species) · Abyssinian cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Aegean cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · sabrecat (other feline species) · Cymric cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · mountain cat (other feline species) · Pallas's cat (other feline species) · Manx (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · queen · little spotted cat (other feline species) · roaring cat (other feline species) · tiger cat (other feline species) · tomcat · calico · Bengal cat (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · wild cat · Siamese (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · Persian (domestic cat breeds and varieties) · housecat · lilac point
Meronyms
Jacobson's organ · claw · paw
Synonyms
tortoise · pantherine[Pantherinae · homeboy · felid · cat · feline · catflesh · chap · rooster · puss · tabby · hepcat · grimalkin · dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang) · kitter · bloke · gink · joe · dude · nigga · panther[Panthera · fellow · kitten · seg · chappy · punk · joe · gate · boy · geezer · panther[Panthera · omi · kitty-cat · moggy · grimalkin · chield · pussy · bitch · panther[Panthera · cove · fella · dude · ninja · wer · guy · feline · roof rabbit · puss · chap · kitty · pantherine[Pantherinae · pantherine[Pantherinae · panther[Panthera · bro · malkin · felid · gloak · Welsh cat · pantherine[Pantherinae · felid · prostitute · kitty-cat · cat meat · kitty-cat · gutter rabbit · pussy · wye · puss · mouser · itinerant worker · pussy-cat · pillicock · feline · pussy-cat · feline · shalk · bloke · were · broski · gome · housecat · felid · dawg · homey · kitty witty · pussy · kitty · pussy-cat · fella · baudrons · cat · cove · wallah · covey · grimalkin · bruh · mog · lede · domestic cat · kitty · health · kibty · gadgie
Translations (819)
az pişik (domestic species) · fr machairodontiné (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · jra eo (domestic species) · ota كدی (domestic species) · bug coki (domestic species) · uk кі́шка (domestic species) · ms kucing کوچيڠ (domestic species) · mos yũuga (domestic species) · ar بسة (domestic species) · poz-sml ڤوسق (domestic species) · ko 고양이 (domestic species) · ca moixa (domestic species) · chg پیشیک (domestic species) · de Felinen (member of the subfamily Felinae) · br kaz (member of the family Felidae) · arc ܫܘܢܪܬܐ (domestic species) · gil katama (domestic species) · hak 貓仔 /猫仔 (domestic species) · lzz კატუ (domestic species) · jje 고넹이 (domestic species) · el γάτα (domestic species) · bg кота́к (domestic species) · aho 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (domestic species) · hil kuring (domestic species) · lt katė (domestic species) · vec fełin (member of the family Felidae) · chk kattu (domestic species) · cu котъка (domestic species) · nl felien (member of the family Felidae) · de Chatz (domestic species) · bsk bush (domestic species) · ar مُشة (domestic species) · gl gata (domestic species) · pl kocur (domestic species) · ta பூசை (domestic species) · bn বিড়াল (domestic species) · kum мишик (domestic species) · ckb پِشیلە (domestic species) · arc ܗܪܪܬܐ (domestic species) · ayl قَطُّوس (domestic species) · fr félin (member of the family Felidae) · ne बिरालो (domestic species) · apj mósha (domestic species) · de Säbelzahnkatze (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · my ကြောင် (domestic species) · kmr kitik (domestic species) · ar بْسَيْنة (domestic species) · mvv using (domestic species) · moh takóhs (domestic species) · tyz mèo (domestic species) · br kaz (domestic species) · de Feliden (member of the family Felidae) · bcl ikos (domestic species) · hur pús (domestic species) · ro mâță (member of the family Felidae) · kmr pisîk (domestic species) · aeb قَطُّوسْ (domestic species) · fj pusi (domestic species) · orv котъ (domestic species) · lb Kueder (domestic species) · bew meong (ms) (domestic species) · pqm psuwis (domestic species) · rif muš (domestic species) · arq قطة (domestic species) · ak ɔkra (domestic species) · de Kotz (domestic species) · mi ngeru (domestic species) · am ድመት (domestic species) · br kazhez (member of the family Felidae) · rom mùca (domestic species) · fo húskøttur (domestic species) · ar بسة (domestic species) · ktb adanita (domestic species) · ka კატა (domestic species) · gv kayt (domestic species) · tt песи (domestic species) · par kaattu (domestic species) · de Feline (member of the subfamily Felinae) · se bussá (domestic species) · cy cath (domestic species) · moh takò꞉s (domestic species) · ar قِطّ (domestic species) · yox 猫 (member of the family Felidae) · it micio (domestic species) · mg saka (domestic species) · gu બિલાડો (domestic species) · lb Kaz (domestic species) · bm jakuma (domestic species) · jv ꦏꦸꦕꦶꦁ (domestic species) · ro motan (member of the family Felidae) · lv kaķene (domestic species) · sa बिडाल (domestic species) · so bisad (domestic species) · nl kat (wheeled shelter used as siege weapon) · cop ⲉⲙⲟⲩ (domestic species) · fy kat (member of the family Felidae) · af kat (domestic species) · ak agyinamoa (domestic species) · ybh मिनुमा (domestic species) · sh ма́чак (domestic species) · bi busi (domestic species) · sei miist (domestic species) · sk mačka (domestic species) · bua xөөшxэ (domestic species) · tdd ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (domestic species) · fro chat (domestic species) · sm pusi (domestic species) · pt gata (domestic species) · dsb kócka (domestic species) · he חָתוּל (domestic species) · kbd джэду (domestic species) · gu બિલાડી (domestic species) · arn ñayki (domestic species) · smn kaasi (domestic species) · cs šelma kočkovitá (member of the family Felidae) · arc ܫܘܢܪܐ (domestic species) · tet busa (domestic species) · ky мышык (domestic species) · hi बिल्ली (domestic species) · umb ongato (domestic species) · syl ꠛꠤꠟꠣꠁ (domestic species) · shn မႅဝ်း (domestic species) · is köttur (domestic species) · sq kotele (domestic species) · nb katte (domestic species) · sh ма́чак (member of the family Felidae) · ar قطّ (domestic species) · fr chat (domestic species) · io kato (domestic species) · ca mixa (domestic species) · zh 貓 /猫 (domestic species) · naq ǀhôas (domestic species) · ceb iring (domestic species) · sva ციცუ̂ (domestic species) · nog мысык (domestic species) · dv ފައި (domestic species) · cs kočka (domestic species) · de Machairodontine (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · gl ghato (domestic species) · tr göcen (domestic species) · ks بیٛور (domestic species) · ban meong (domestic species) · orh kə꞉kə (domestic species) · eo feliseno (member of the subfamily Felinae) · ps پيشو (domestic species) · mnw ဗဂဲ (domestic species) · pl kot (member of the family Felidae) · rup cãtush (domestic species) · mvi マユ (domestic species) · oj gaazhagens (domestic species) · ta பில்லி (domestic species) · fi kundi (guy, fellow) · cv кушак (domestic species) · fi kissaeläin (member of the family Felidae) · gon వెర్కడ్ (domestic species) · yi קאַץ (domestic species) · tzj sya (member of the family Felidae) · hi बिल्ला (member of the family Felidae) · ckb کِتِک (domestic species) · esh گوربیه (domestic species) · eo maĥairodeno (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · mic gajue'wj (domestic species) · fo køttur (domestic species) · sh mȁčka (member of the family Felidae) · cjs кӧшке (domestic species) · es mishingo (domestic species) · goh kazza (domestic species) · wa tchet (domestic species) · yi קאָטער (domestic species) · bh बिलाई (domestic species) · haw ʻowau (domestic species) · ale kuuskax̂ (domestic species) · de Koda (domestic species) · oc cat (domestic species) · tt песәй (domestic species) · fa گُرْبَه (domestic species) · mrw bedong (domestic species) · mhn kòtz (domestic species) · pcc duezmyaus (domestic species) · da kat (strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship) · kcg a̱kwi (domestic species) · mt qattusa (domestic species) · ga cat (domestic species) · frp chat (domestic species) · bo ཞི་མི (domestic species) · ami nani (domestic species) · ta ஆள் (guy, fellow) · mww miv (member of the family Felidae) · qu mişi (domestic species) · be кот (domestic species) · ar قِطَّة (domestic species) · nl kat (member of the family Felidae) · cdo 貓 /猫 (domestic species) · fr féliné (member of the subfamily Felinae) · non kǫttr (domestic species) · ca gat (domestic species) · sms kaass (domestic species) · ar عُرِّي (domestic species) · ca felí (member of the family Felidae) · tg пушак (domestic species) · si බළලා (domestic species) · ady кӏэтыу (domestic species) · ha kyânwā (domestic species) · bg ко́те (domestic species) · sk mačka (member of the subfamily Felinae) · ru ко́шка (member of the family Felidae) · kn ಬೆಕ್ಕು (domestic species) · fi heppu (guy, fellow) · khb ᦶᦙᧁ (domestic species) · fa پِشَک (domestic species) · pt felina (member of the family Felidae) · ttt pişig (domestic species) · ce цициг (domestic species) · ems kuskaq (domestic species) · kw kath (domestic species) · nds Koter (domestic species) · pa بِلِّی (domestic species) · rys 猫 (domestic species) · beg usieng (domestic species) · es felino (member of the family Felidae) · hu kandúr (domestic species) · unm pushis (domestic species) · fr machairodontinés (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · hil kuning (domestic species) · it micia (domestic species) · sh máca (Hypocoristic) (domestic species) · tzj mix (member of the family Felidae) · de Feloidea (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · ro pisică (domestic species) · sat ᱯᱩᱥᱤ (domestic species) · pl kocica (domestic species) · pam pusa (member of the family Felidae) · ayl قَطُّوسَة (domestic species) · si බැළලි (domestic species) · fr capon (strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship) · ja 家猫 (domestic species) · twf mų̀siʼína (domestic species) · nds Katt (domestic species) · fo ketta (domestic species) · frr kaat (domestic species) · fa گُرْبِه (domestic species) · ml പൂച്ച (domestic species) · da fyr (guy, fellow) · eu katu (domestic species) · aeb قَطّْ (domestic species) · bdk кач (domestic species) · ltg kačs (domestic species) · ug مۈشۈك (domestic species) · tyv моортай (domestic species) · fo húsketta (domestic species) · kqr tusing (domestic species) · ban miyong (domestic species) · nci miztōn (domestic species) · pl kotek (domestic species) · chr ᏪᏌ (domestic species) · fi kisu (domestic species) · ff 𞤻𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤭𞥅𞤪𞤵 (domestic species) · prg kato (domestic species) · iba tichi (domestic species) · ssy dummu (domestic species) · pqm 'posumol (domestic species) · fr chatte (domestic species) · sma gaahtoe (domestic species) · lb Kazen (member of the family Felidae) · ar هِرَّة (domestic species) · tn katse (domestic species) · kjh хоосха (domestic species) · ia catto (domestic species) · sh mačić (domestic species) · ryu 猫 (domestic species) · kxm มฺีว (domestic species) · zh мо (domestic species) · zh 貓 /猫 (domestic species) · ks برٛور (domestic species) · nb kattedyr (member of the family Felidae) · da kat (member of the family Felidae) · fr panthériné (member of the subfamily Pantherinae) · sq micë (domestic species) · kmb ngatu (domestic species) · fia ⲕⲁⲇⲓ̄ⲥ (domestic species) · ast gatu (domestic species) · fo húskøttur (member of the family Felidae) · abs pus (domestic species) · rm giatta (domestic species) · fr mec (guy, fellow) · fi katti (domestic species) · es tipo (guy, fellow) · lmo gat (gatt) (domestic species) · pi biḷāla (domestic species) · af katte (domestic species) · vi mèo (member of the family Felidae) · pa بلی (domestic species) · it felino (member of the family Felidae) · egy mi-i-w-E13 (domestic species) · ks بیٛٲر (domestic species) · mwf ku yirrthip (domestic species) · pa ਬਿੱਲੀ (domestic species) · ar قَطو (domestic species) · eo pantereno (member of the subfamily Pantherinae) · sk mačkovité (member of the family Felidae) · war kuying (domestic species) · pcd cot (domestic species) · fi kissamainen petoeläin (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · cr ᐴᔒ (domestic species) · sg mînî (domestic species) · ckt мыԓьыттъын (domestic species) · oaa кэскэ (domestic species) · ab ацгә (domestic species) · dz བྱི་ལི (domestic species) · ang catt (domestic species) · el αίλουρος (member of the family Felidae) · es mish (domestic species) · mi tori (domestic species) · tr kedi (member of the family Felidae) · bn বিলাই (domestic species) · gur debia (domestic species) · rup cãtushe (roa-rup) (domestic species) · abs tusa (domestic species) · ar سَنُّور (domestic species) · nv gídí (domestic species) · or ବିରାଡ଼ି (domestic species) · kaa pıshıq (domestic species) · es gato (domestic species) · bg ко́тка (member of the family Felidae) · bdy budhigahn (domestic species) · ttj enjangu class 9 (domestic species) · nds Bolz (domestic species) · ii ꀉꑐ (domestic species) · pt gato (domestic species) · yo ológbò (domestic species) · mh kuuj (domestic species) · mvv biung (domestic species) · mic miawj (domestic species) · nv mósí (domestic species) · lt katinas (domestic species) · de Kåda (domestic species) · lou sha (domestic species) · nod ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ (domestic species) · ee dadi (domestic species) · ms kucing (member of the family Felidae) · gu બિલાડી (member of the family Felidae) · kld burrgiyan (domestic species) · rgn gat (domestic species) · mk мачка (domestic species) · mbb bezung (domestic species) · as মেকুৰী (domestic species) · chr ᏪᏌ (member of the family Felidae) · fr féliformes (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · frr kåt (domestic species) · duu nvmei (domestic species) · lad gato (domestic species) · hi बिल्ला (domestic species) · de Machairodontine (member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae) · de Großkatze (member of the subfamily Pantherinae) · sei ziix canaao (domestic species) · fr féloidés (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · gl felino (member of the family Felidae) · tcy ಪುಚ್ಚೆ (domestic species) · sd ٻِليِ (domestic species) · chy póéso (domestic species) · as মেকুৰী (member of the family Felidae) · bol awe (domestic species) · lld giat (domestic species) · lou minou (domestic species) · fi jatsari (jazz enthusiast) · tcs pusiket (domestic species) · yox 猫 (domestic species) · sh mȁčor (domestic species) · it gatto (domestic species) · fi mirri (domestic species) · mzn بامشی (domestic species) · es gatuno (domestic species) · akk šurānum (domestic species) · ca gata (member of the family Felidae) · hi विडाल (member of the family Felidae) · sh mȁčka (domestic species) · hak 貓公 /猫公 (domestic species) · om adurree (domestic species) · fo húsketta (member of the family Felidae) · ilo pusa (domestic species) · frp chatta (domestic species) · gez ድመት (domestic species) · ani геду (domestic species) · pdt Kaut (domestic species) · eo kato (domestic species) · fr gus (guy, fellow) · mba budong (domestic species) · de Katze (member of the family Felidae) · is köttur (member of the family Felidae) · fon awii (domestic species) · de Katzenartige (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · zh мор (domestic species) · pt bichano (domestic species) · ar قَطْوَة (domestic species) · de Felinae (member of the subfamily Felinae) · cdo 貓狸 /猫狸 (domestic species) · ff ñaariiru (domestic species) · ar هِرّ (domestic species) · sl maček (domestic species) · or ବିଲେଇ (domestic species) · sh мачић (domestic species) · es mishinga (domestic species) · cdm पुसेः (domestic species) · sa मार्जार (domestic species) · aoz meo (domestic species) · ppl mistūn (domestic species) · ht chat (domestic species) · pam ngeung (domestic species) · it gatta (domestic species) · sib miew (domestic species) · arc ܩܛܘ (domestic species) · la cattus (domestic species) · hu macska (member of the family Felidae) · az pişik (member of the family Felidae) · iba mayau (domestic species) · arc שונרא (domestic species) · bn বেড়াল (domestic species) · fi kolli (domestic species) · gni minyawoo (domestic species) · arc ܣܢܘܪܐ m ܩܛܐ (domestic species) · crs sat (domestic species) · nl kat (domestic species) · sk kocúr (domestic species) · la felis (member of the family Felidae) · tl pusa (domestic species) · hu macska (domestic species) · mdh bedung (domestic species) · byn ድሙት (domestic species) · gur saakua (domestic species) · tg гурба (domestic species) · sh máčak (domestic species) · co ghjatta (domestic species) · gue minija (domestic species) · bal پشی (domestic species) · mww miv (domestic species) · ta பூனை (member of the family Felidae) · sh ма́ца (domestic species) · hi बिल्ली (member of the family Felidae) · nb huskatt (domestic species) · pjt mulku (domestic species) · st katse (domestic species) · de Grosskatze (member of the subfamily Pantherinae) · km ឆ្មា (domestic species) · ru кот (domestic species) · bdy budhigehn (domestic species) · oc gat (domestic species) · mfe sat (domestic species) · rcf sat (domestic species) · kxd ucing (domestic species) · mt qattus (domestic species) · tr enik (domestic species) · ppi ñmi (domestic species) · sdh پِشی (domestic species) · pam pusa (domestic species) · arq قط (domestic species) · nl poes (domestic species) · tzm ⴰⵎⵓⵛⵛ (domestic species) · xh ikati (domestic species) · ro cotoi (member of the family Felidae) · fo køttur (member of the family Felidae) · co ghjatti (domestic species) · fi piiritysvaunu (wheeled shelter used as siege weapon) · aa dummuutá (domestic species) · pt rapaz (guy, fellow) · nrf cat (domestic species) · ja 猫 (domestic species) · fi ankkuritalja (strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship) · vi mèo (domestic species) · la feles (member of the family Felidae) · nhx misto̱n (domestic species) · mos yuuga (domestic species) · de Pantherinen (member of the subfamily Pantherinae) · ace mië (domestic species) · acm بزونة (domestic species) · lo ແມວ (domestic species) · sh mȁčkica (domestic species) · ca gata (domestic species) · ta பூனை (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · ar بسة (domestic species) · scn gattu (domestic species) · de Katzenartigen (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · grc αἰλουρίς (domestic species) · ar بْسَيْن (domestic species) · war uding (domestic species) · nl kater (domestic species) · frm chatte (domestic species) · gun xivi'i (domestic species) · es misha (domestic species) · smn kissá (domestic species) · kok माजर (domestic species) · nb katt (domestic species) · ti ድሙ (domestic species) · myv псака (domestic species) · ca felina (member of the family Felidae) · fr féloidé (member of the suborder (or superfamily) Feliformia (Feloidea), "cat-like" carnivorans) · dtp tingau (domestic species) · he חָתוּל (member of the family Felidae) · nap gatto (domestic species) · kk мысық (domestic species) · rhg bilai (domestic species)
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