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English

Etymology 1

cat +? nap

Noun

catnap (plural catnaps)

1. A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s]

Alternative forms

• cat nap
• cat-nap

Translations

Verb

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

1. (intransitive) To take a catnap, to take a short sleep or nap. [from 1850s]

Translations

See also

• nap
• shuteye
• snooze

Etymology 2

cat +? -nap

Verb

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

1. (transitive) To kidnap a cat.

Derived terms

• catnapper

Anagrams

• captan

English

Etymology

Compound of cat +? Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?katn?p/

Noun

catnip (countable and uncountable, plural catnips)

1. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

   Synonyms: catmint, catwort

2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.

   Coordinate term: silver vine
3. (figuratively) Something that causes excitement or interest.

Translations

Further reading

• catnip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nepeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “catnip”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• pancit

Spanish

Noun

catnip m (plural catnips)

1. catnip