Definition
Plural of kitty, referring to young cats or informal term for cats in general.
Etymology
From 'kit' meaning young animal (related to 'kitten') plus diminutive suffix '-y,' then pluralized. 'Kit' comes from Middle Dutch 'kitte' meaning small animal or child.
Kelly Says
The word 'kitty' represents a fascinating linguistic phenomenon called 'pet-directed speech' - we instinctively add diminutive suffixes when talking about animals we find adorable, the same way we modify our voices when speaking to babies.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ትናንት
in-sa t-na-nant
BNবাংলা
ছোট মেয়ে
chhot meye
CSČeština
koťata
kot-ya-ta
DADansk
kattekinder
kat-te-kin-der
DEDeutsch
Kätzchen
kätz-chen
ELΕλληνικά
μωρά γατάκια
mo-ra ga-ta-kia
ESEspañol
gatitas
gah-tee-tas
FISuomi
kissapoikaset
kis-sa-poi-ka-set
FRFrançais
chatons
sha-toh
HAHA
kayan goro
ka-yan go-ro
HEעברית
חתולים קטנים
chatul-im kat-nim
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली के बच्चे
billi ke bacche
HUMagyar
kiskutyák
kis-ku-tyak
IDBahasa Indonesia
kucing kecil
koo-sing ke-chil
IGIG
nwata mmanya
nwa-ta m-mnya
ITItaliano
gattini
gah-tee-nee
KO한국어
고양이 새끼
goyangi saeggi
MSBahasa Melayu
kucing kecil
koo-sing ke-chil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဆံငယ်
chauk-sa-ngai
NLNederlands
katjes
kat-jes
NONorsk
kattunger
kat-tung-er
PTPortuguês
gatinhos
gah-tee-nyoos
SVSvenska
kattkisson
kat-ki-son
SWKiswahili
watoto wa paka
wa-to-to wa pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
குட்டி பூனை
kut-ti poo-nai
TEతెలుగు
కటి పిల్లలు
kati pillalu
TLTL
mga maliit na pusa
mga ma-liit na poo-sa
TRTürkçe
kedicikler
keh-dih-chee-kler
UKУкраїнська
кошенята
ko-she-nyata
URاردو
بلی کی بچے
bili ki bachay
VITiếng Việt
meo con
meo con
YOYO
àwọn àkòkò
awon akoko
ZUZU
inkomo ezilwane
in-ko-mo e-zi-lwa-ne