kitty

UK: 'kitty', 'Kitty': /ˈkɪti/ US: /ˈkɪti/ ,(kit′ē)

Inflections of 'kitty' (n): npl: kitties

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

kit•ty¹ /ˈkɪti/   n., pl. -ties. 

1. [countable] a kitten.
2. [proper noun] a pet name for a cat.

kit•ty² /ˈkɪti/   n. [countable] , pl. -ties. 

1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of people or sources and meant for a particular purpose:
   a kitty for the widow's fund.
2. Games (in poker) the pot.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

kit•ty¹  (kit′ē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. a kitten.
2. a pet name for a cat.

• kitt(en) + -y² 1710–20

kit•ty²  (kit′ē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. a pool or reserve of money, often collected from a number of persons or sources and designated for a particular purpose specified by the contributors.
2. Games [Cards.]
   • a pool into which players in a game put a certain amount of their winnings for some special purpose, as to pay for refreshments.
   • the pot, or a special pot, for the collection of forfeits or payments for certain high hands.
   • widow (def. 2).

• kit¹ + -y² 1815–25

Kit•ty  (kit′ē), n. 

1. a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

kitty / ˈkɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. a diminutive or affectionate name for a kitten, cat1

Etymology: 18th Century: see kit³

kitty / ˈkɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. the pool of bets in certain gambling games
2. any shared fund of money, etc
3. (in bowls) the jack

Etymology: 19th Century: see kit¹