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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chaton
"Le chaton joue avec une pelote de laine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A very young cat.
"The playful kitten chased a ball of yarn across the floor."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'kitten' originates from the Middle English 'kitten', which is a diminutive form of 'kit', meaning 'young cat'. The term has evolved through Old French 'kitten', which itself comes from the Latin 'catta', referring to a cat. The usage has remained consistent in referring to a young domestic cat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kitten" is said worldwide
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chaton
Transliteration: chaton
"Le chaton joue avec une pelote de laine."
Kätzchen
Transliteration: Kätzchen
"Das kleine Kätzchen schläft auf dem Sofa."
gattino
Transliteration: gattino
"Il gattino è molto curioso e vivace."
gatito
Transliteration: gatito
"Adoptamos un pequeño gatito negro."
gatinho
Transliteration: gatinho
"O gatinho bebe leite em um pires."
बिल्ली का बच्चा
Transliteration: billi ka bachcha
"बिल्ली का बच्चा बहुत प्यारा है।"
小猫
Transliteration: xiǎo māo
"这只小猫喜欢在草地上跑来跑去。"
새끼 고양이
Transliteration: saekki go-yangi
"새끼 고양이가 방 안에서 장난을 치고 있다."
子猫
Transliteration: koneko
"子猫が毛糸玉と戯れている。"
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