different between kitty vs zitty

English

Alternative forms

• kittie (young cat)

Etymology

From kit +? -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?ti/, [?k???i]
• (US, Canada) Homophones: kiddie, kiddy
• Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

kitty (plural kitties)

1. (informal) A kitten or young cat.
2. (childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.

   Aw, look at the kitty!

   • 2007, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat

     Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster.

3. A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
4. (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
5. (slang, vulgar) Euphemistic form of pussy: vulva and/or vagina.
6. (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.

Synonyms

• (money pool): pot

Related terms

• kitteh
• kitten
• kittenish, kittenlike
• kitty litter

Translations

See also

• pussy

Further reading

• cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

zit +? -y

Adjective

zitty (comparative zittier, superlative zittiest)

1. (informal) Characterized by zits; pimply.