different between lottery vs kitty

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lotteria, from the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot). Compare French loterie (from Middle Dutch loterie).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l?t??i/, /?l?t?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?t?i/
• Hyphenation: lot?te?ry

Noun

lottery (plural lotteries)

1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
2. (figuratively) Something decided by chance.
3. (obsolete) Allotment; a thing allotted.

Derived terms

• genetic lottery
• lotologist (probably)
• lotterylike
• lottery ticket
• postcode lottery

Translations

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