KITTY


Meaning of KITTY in English

I. ˈkid.]ē, -it], ]i noun

( -es )

Etymology: from Kitty, nickname for Catherine

1. also kittie “\ -s chiefly Scotland : a girl of easy virtue : wench

2. : kitty wren

II. noun

( -es )

Etymology: kit (IV) + -y

: cat 1a ; especially : kitten

III. noun

( -es )

Etymology: kit (I) + -y

1. : a small bowl or other receptacle

2.

a.

(1) : a fund in a poker game accumulated by taking one or two chips from each large pot and used (as to pay expenses or buy refreshments) for the players

(2) : a pool that belongs to all players in a game but that participates in the scoring or settlement of certain hands as though it were a player opposed to the bidder

b. : a sum of money or collection of goods usually accumulated by occasional small contributions and often administered by or for the contributors : pool , fund

enough in the kitty to make the trip — E.K.Gann

a campaign kitty raised by oil and utility companies — Time

the ground crew's kitty of cigarettes — Saul Levitt

c. : the widow in skat, pinochle, and other games — called also blind

3. : jack 2e(1)

IV. noun

( -es )

Etymology: probably alteration of kidcote

dialect chiefly England : jail

V. noun

( -es )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration

: kittiwake

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.