kitty

/'kiti/
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kitty

A little girl gently pets a fluffy kitty on the sofa.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Informal term for a domestic cat: A casual or affectionate name for a pet cat.
    • A young domestic cat: Specifically refers to a kitten or a small cat.
    • The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker): The total pool of money or chips that players contribute to during a card game, which is won by the player with the best hand.
    • The combined stakes of the betters: A shared fund of money collected from multiple people for a common purpose, such as for bets, a group purchase, or office social events.
Usage Examples
  • Informal term for a domestic cat:
    • Our kitty loves to sleep in the sun.
    • I'm going to feed the kitty.
  • A young domestic cat:
    • The children were delighted by the playful kitty.
  • The cumulative amount in a game:
    • He won the entire kitty with a royal flush.
    • Each player adds $5 to the kitty at the start of the poker game.
  • The combined stakes for a common purpose:
    • We all put money into the office kitty for a farewell gift.
    • The kitty for the weekly lottery has grown quite large.
Advanced Usage
  • "To sweeten the kitty": To add more money to the common pool, especially in gambling or a collective fund, to make it more attractive or substantial.
    • To encourage more players, they decided to sweeten the kitty with an extra prize.
Variants and Related Words
  • Kitten (n): The standard term for a young cat.
  • Pool (n): A sum of money contributed by a group and used for a common purpose; a very close synonym for the "fund" meanings of .
  • Pot (n): In gambling, especially poker, this is a direct synonym for the cumulative amount of money or chips to be won.
Synonyms
  • Cat / Pussycat: For the "domestic cat" meaning.
  • Fund / Pool / Pot: For the "cumulative amount of money" meanings.
Related Phrases
  • Kitty-corner (adj/adv): This is a variant of "catty-corner," meaning diagonally opposite. (Note: This is a distinct compound word and not a direct meaning of "kitty" alone).
    • The pharmacy is kitty-corner from the bank.
kitty

A little girl gently pets a fluffy kitty on the sofa.

Noun
  1. informal terms referring to a domestic cat
  2. young domestic cat
  3. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
  4. the combined stakes of the betters

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