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catto en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English catto From cat + -o.

Meanings

1. A cat.
   • Chien, a stray kitten rescued by Save Animals of Love and Light (Save ALL Inc.), is such a sweet, loving catto who makes any human feel good with her “lambing.” 2022 February 20, Desiree Carlos, “Karma, dogs and cats”, in Manila Standard:
   • When a baby comes home, it is quite important for their parents to give their older child love and attention equally so that they don't feel left out. It is pretty much the exact same case with older children who also happen to be fur babies - cattos or doggos. 2022 February 24, Sohini Sengupta, “Doggo and baby share human's love in the cutest way ever. Watch”, in Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2022:
   • Now our social media feeds are full of heckin’ good doggos and puppers, cute kittehs and cattos. 2019 March 24, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, “When bad pets happen to good people”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 295, number 83, page K4:
   • “I leave my love of all animals, especially doggos, cattos and guinea pigs to Cade Skuse and Madison Snavely.” - Ava Colorito 2018 May 23, “Class of 2018: Senior Wills”, in FHS Press, volume X, number 9, Freedom Area Senior High School:
   • Being a pet-friendly cafe, Craft offers delights exclusively for doggos and cattos, too. 2020 August 28, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, “Oasis in the city”, in Bangkok Post, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:
   • Follow the famous doggo and catto accounts that have a strong following and presence on social media platforms. 2021 April 5, “Pupper or pupperina: Pet parents, ace thy word play!”, in HT City:
   • And just like the world of human Instagram influencers, there are some doggos and cattos on the ‘gram who steal hearts every time their faces appear on the screen. 2020 November 23, “Watch: Snuggling of These Insta-celeb Dogs in a Blanket will Melt Your Hearts”, in News18, Network18 Group, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2020:
   • They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos. 2018 September 13, Juliette Steen, “10 common plants that are poisonous to dogs and cats”, in ABC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2021:
   • Mila, Speedy, Mama, Karl, and more than 165 other doggos and cattos survived a storm that flooded a Humane Society in the Bahamas and they’re ready for some love. 2019 September 14, Brianna Sacks, “They Lost 113 Of Their Friends In Hurricane Dorian. Now These Dogs And Cats Are Ready For New Homes.”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2019:

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