kit‧ty /ˈkɪti/
noun (
plural kitties)
[countable][
Sense 1-2: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: kit]
[
Sense 3: Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: kitten]
1. [usually singular] the money that people have collected for a particular purpose:
How much money is there left in the kitty?2. [usually singular] the money that the winner of a game of cards receives
3. a word for a cat, used especially by children
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