kit ‧ ty /ˈkɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural kitties ) [countable]
[ Sense 1-2: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: kit ]
[ Sense 3: Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: kitten ]
1 . [usually singular] the money that people have collected for a particular purpose:
How much money is there left in the kitty?
2 . [usually singular] the money that the winner of a game of cards receives
3 . a word for a cat, used especially by children