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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kittenish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
kit-ten-ish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.

adj

Playful, sometimes with overtones of female sexuality.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English kitten Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English kittenish From kitten + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more kittenish (comparative) most kittenish (superlative)

Derived Forms

kittenishly kittenishness

Synonyms

kitteny frisky

Questions

What does kittenish mean?
Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
Where does kittenish come from?
Etymology tree English kitten Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English kittenish From kitten + -ish.

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