I. ˈkit ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English kitoun, modification (influenced by kitling ) of (assumed) Old North French caton (whence French dialect — Normandy — caton ), diminutive of Old North French cat, from Late Latin cattus — more at cat
1.
a.
(1) : a young cat
(2) : a cat less than nine months old — used especially in relation to competitive showing
b. : an immature individual of various other small mammals
hamster kitten
rabbit kitten
2. : kit IV 2b
3. chiefly dialect : one of the rolls of dust that collect under furniture — usually used in plural
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English kytnen from kitoun, n.
intransitive verb
: to give birth to kittens : litter
transitive verb
: to give birth to
that's what I've been called since I was kittened — Irish Statesman