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Synonyms for cat

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Kitty — terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry…

feline, kitty informal, kitten, kitty-cat informal, roof rabbit, gutter rabbit, mouser, trap ball, felid, grimalkin rare, catflesh rare

2. Tabby — terms relating to people. An angry or spiteful person, especially a woman

tabby, bitch, vixen, shrew, virago, termagant

3. Puss — terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry…

puss informal, pussy-cat informal, domestic cat, pussy informal dated

4. Guy — terms relating to people. An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy

guy informal, bird, birdy CA, boy, man, fellow, joe, sod, fella slang, dude slang, chap slang dated UK, bloke slang UK AU, bozo slang, gate dated, cove dated UK, hombre slang US

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.

  2. n. 2

    Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. The flesh of this animal eaten as food.

  3. n. 3

    Terms relating to people. An angry or spiteful person, especially a woman.

  4. v. 1

    To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

Forms

Plural
cats → felines, kitties, kittens, kitty-cats…
Past participle
catted
e.g. catted → barfed, sicked, vomited, puked…

Example sentences

  • kitten Is there anyone who wants to keep the cute kitten?
  • bitch Ziri is the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever seen.
  • tabby I have orange and grey tabby-cats in my menagerie.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
catrising
kittenrising
mouserrising
bitchrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
man1, guy1, boy1, joe1, kat1, sod1
4 letters
sick1, dude1, cast1, bird1, gate1, whip1, chap1, cove1, puke1, puss1, honk1, spew1, barf1, bozo2
5 letters
bitch1, pussy2, chuck1, kitty2, purge1, fella2, bloke1, vomit2, vixen2, tabby2, shrew, birdy2, retch, felid
6 letters
fellow2, kitten2, feline2, hombre2, mouser2, virago3
7 letters
upchuck, regorge
8 letters
tortoise2, disgorge2, catflesh
9 letters
catamaran4, termagant, grimalkin
10 letters
prostitute3
11 letters
caterpillar4, regurgitate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bozo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
chat
Italiano
gatto
Español
gato
Deutsch
Katze
Català
gat