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kitten

[kit-n] / ˈkɪt n /
NOUN
young cat
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Muriel Spark, best remembered for her sophisticated and witty fiction, tried her hand at verse-writing with a series of poems about Bluebell the kitten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It had been found in the forest by a local resident, who initially thought it was a domestic kitten.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Gemma Champ, a writer from north London, rescued her cat Frankie as a kitten 17 years ago, when she lived in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

He looked like a kitten about to go into a boxing ring.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“Great Writers” paints portraits of the mewling kittens, dexterous mousers and lazy lap cats who happen to have witnessed the birth of some of humanity’s favorite texts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Gary and Shaggy first stood out as kittens because of their unusually long limbs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Roadside signs advertise firewood, free kittens and raw milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Quammen said people with puppies or kittens might consider getting insurance, because younger animals are less likely to have pre-existing conditions that might not qualify for coverage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“We can only do a few shows a night, and all we need are the kittens and hoops and strings and things. Anyone who doesn’t really need a tent performs wherever there’s room.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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