n. & v.
n. 1 a young cat. 2 a young ferret etc.
v.intr. & tr. (of a cat etc.) give birth or give birth to. have kittens Brit. colloq. be extremely upset, anxious, or nervous.
[ ME kito(u)n, ketoun f. OF chitoun, chetoun dimin. of chat CAT ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a young cat. 2 a young ferret etc.
v.intr. & tr. (of a cat etc.) give birth or give birth to. have kittens Brit. colloq. be extremely upset, anxious, or nervous.
[ ME kito(u)n, ketoun f. OF chitoun, chetoun dimin. of chat CAT ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012