Synonyms for grimalkin

Most common

cat · witch · hag · tabby · pussy · kitty

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A bad-tempered old woman; a crone.

2. n. 2

   A cat, especially an elderly female.

Related words

Other spellings

graymalkin

Forms

Plural

grimalkins → cats, witches, hags, tabbies…

Example sentences

• cat While they are away, let's take care of their cat.
• witch If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
• hag One day I, too, would like to be a mean old hag.
• tabby I have orange and grey tabby-cats in my menagerie.
• pussy Jon slipped a couple of fingers into Yoko's pussy.
• kitty Kitty is 12 years old and she still cannot read.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

cat¹, hag¹

5 letters

pussy², witch¹, kitty², tabby²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pussy² = 2 syllables).