kitten

Questions about kitten

What does kitten mean?

kitten means "young domestic cat". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kitten?

kitten has 2 syllables: kit-ten. The stress falls on "kit". In IPA it is /ˈkɪtən/.

What is another word for kitten?

Close synonyms include kitty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kitten a common word?

kitten is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.