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# kitty

«kitty» in Mova's school dictionary: **A child's word for a kitten or cat** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a kitty, kitties)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A child's word for a kitten or cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#m1)

2) A pot of money that a group shares, put in by everyone, as in «the tea kitty». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#m2)

3) In some card games, the money in the middle that the winner takes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: «Here, kitty kitty!» calls a cat. A group of friends or workers puts money in a kitty for snacks or a present. In maths: shared money problems — if 6 people each put £2 in the kitty, there is £12.

### examples

- Here, kitty! Come and eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x1)
- We each put £5 in the kitty for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x2)
- The kitty is running low — top it up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x3)
- The little kitty chased a ball of wool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x4)
- The teachers have a kitty for tea and coffee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x5)
- Hello Kitty is a famous cartoon cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/#x6)

### note

Plural: kitties. Informal word. In maths, a kitty is a total: add up what everyone puts in, then subtract what is spent; divide fairly to share.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kitty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kitty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.