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Meaning of "kitten-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KITTEN-LIKE

kitten-like  [ˈkɪtənˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KITTEN-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kitten-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KITTEN-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kitten-like in the English dictionary

The definition of kitten-like in the dictionary is resembling a kitten.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KITTEN-LIKE


aldermanlike
ˈɔːldəmənˌlaɪk
apronlike
ˈeɪprənˌlaɪk
basinlike
ˈbeɪsənˌlaɪk
chameleon-like
kəˈmiːlɪənˌlaɪk
garden-like
ˈɡɑːdənˌlaɪk
gentlemanlike
ˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
lemon-like
ˈlemənˌlaɪk
oven-like
ˈʌvənˌlaɪk
ravenlike
ˈreɪvənˌlaɪk
ribbon-like
ˈrɪbənˌlaɪk
seamanlike
ˈsiːmənˌlaɪk
skeleton-like
ˈskɛlɪtənˌlaɪk
sportsman-like
ˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk
tradesmanlike
ˈtreɪdzmənˌlaɪk
unchristianlike
ˈʌnˈkrɪstʃənˌlaɪk
ungentlemanlike
ʌnˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk
unsportsmanlike
ʌnˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk
woman-like
ˈwʊmənˌlaɪk
workmanlike
ˈwɜːkmənˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KITTEN-LIKE

kitschify
kitschness
kitschy
kitset
kittel
kitten
kitten heel
kitten moth
kittenish
kittenishly
kittenishness
kitteny
kitties
kittiwake
kittle
kittul
kitty
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Litter
kitty-cornered

WORDS THAT END LIKE KITTEN-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
guitar-like
hammer-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
water-like

Synonyms and antonyms of kitten-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kitten-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KITTEN-LIKE

Find out the translation of kitten-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kitten-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kitten-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小猫样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- gatito como
570 millions of speakers

English

kitten-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्ली के बच्चे की तरह
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مثل القط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

котенок - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gatinho -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিড়ালছানা মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaton - comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kucing seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kätzchen - wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子猫のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고양이 처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kucing kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con mèo như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனை குட்டி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजरीच्या पिल्लासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yavru benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kitten -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kotek -jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кошеня - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- pisoi ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γατάκι - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

katjie -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kattunge -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kattunge -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kitten-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KITTEN-LIKE»

The term «kitten-like» is normally little used and occupies the 138.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KITTEN-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kitten-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KITTEN-LIKE»

Discover the use of kitten-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kitten-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Autumn In Grandma's Back Yard
Do you like watermelon? When the watermelon is ready, Rosie Raccoon and Mittens the Kitten like to come over. Rosie Raccoon and Mittens Kitten like to eat watermelon and have a watermelon seed spitting contest in Grandma's back yard !
C. A. Zraik, 2010
2
Matryoshka
... kitten with long whiskers and tail, white nose, bright, animated eyes and a white ribbon around its neck. I see a kitten but my hand doesn't. The face comes out as an uneven oval with triangular ears; the mouth is round but not kitten-like at all.
Lev Shneider, 2013
3
Of Two Minds: The Nature of Inquiry
The kitten, like the thermostat, may have a desired output in mind — a temperature neither too hot nor too cold. It adopts a position and finds not only that it has failed to generate this desired output (as in the case of the door latch) but also that ...
James Blachowicz, 1998
4
The Tiger in the House
It was with Oliver I-Ierford that Fania Marinoff and I met a particularly kitten-like caterpillar. One fine day in summer we all stopped together to look at some fuzzy red caterpillars that promenaded on the branches of the shrubs inside the railing  ...
Carl Van Vechten, 1996
5
Papier-Mache Monsters: Turn Trinkets and Trash Into ...
I started by making a couple kitten-like baby dragonlets. Of course, baby kitten- like dragons need a mother doing something cat-like. “Kittens” Mother Dragon Scratching Her Eye A Little Dragon Pride After deciding to add a Halloween section ...
Dan Reeder, 2009
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1,001 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Cats
Why on earth would a kitten like a hot brick? The idea here is not of a surface too hot to walk on (an idea found in “cat on a hot tin roof” in 648) but, rather, the old custom of taking a motherless kitten and keeping it warm by placing it on a hot ...
J. Stephen Lang, 2004
7
The Stories of Fannie Hurst
You wonderful little — you — you — a little kitten like you giving your Saturday afternoons on top of that twenty dollars you just gave to the Red Cross. A little kitten like you, sweating them twenty dollars out of her nine a week, and now, on top ...
Fannie Hurst, Susan Koppelman, 2004
8
Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, ...
They are not fully grown until they are between three and five years old, and their behavior is kitten-like throughout their lives. They have been described as ''big, gentle, good-natured goofs.'' They are affectionate, like children, dogs, and other  ...
Alexandra Powe Allred, 2005
9
Hitched! (Mills & Boon Modern Tempted)
'l'm not going to turn down the chance to be with a sex kitten like you!' Sex kitten. It was the first time I'd ever been called one of those! I tried to imagine what it would be like if George weren't joking, if he really did want to be with me because  ...
Jessica Hart, 2013
10
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book 1: Moving Day
What's a kitten (especially one that you don't even have yet) compared to keeping your whole family safe from potential evil, particularly in the form of a zombie hand? Although I would have really liked a tiny gray-and-black- striped kitten like  ...
Meg Cabot, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KITTEN-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kitten-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Something New - The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Well, the poor thing, maybe it is a kitten-like dog. I did hear someone refer to baby dogs as puppies. Maybe that's what it is. Well, anyway I'm on ... «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»
2
Puppy and kitten battle for control of the couch, on The Feed!
kitten-like every bitch when all fails goes for the balls.... Share. LikeReply. Commenting FAQs / Guidelines. NoRemote 5ptsFeatured June 25 ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
3
Cat saves owner from burning phone
Maine Coons are known for their kitten-like temperament and are called gentle giants. Unlike other cats, Mave likes water and has been known ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jun 15»
4
Kitten and Cat Adoption Days
She is now a 10-month-old little spitfire even though she is a small kitten-like cat. She is lots of fun and very sweet, but takes her time with new ... «Lamorindaweekly, May 15»
5
IENATSCH TUESDAY: My Street-Lethal KX500 A little bit of crazy is …
What Ward makes look easy at huge speeds I attempt in my own kitten-like fashion at a more sedate pace. I live surrounded by dirt roads. «Cycleworld, May 15»
6
Adopt-A-Pet: Esme is one, playful, waits for new home
OSHAWA -- Esme, a calico/brown tabby, is one year old with a kitten-like personality. She loves to cuddle and be held, is affectionate, gets ... «durhamregion.com, May 15»
7
The not-so-common cold
Kitten-like weakness. Anyone adept at reading body language would have just shot me. A cold does not attack the toes or the elbows or some ... «Napa Valley Register, Apr 15»
8
April Nature Almanac: Earliest flowers may bloom overhead
Aspens and willows also produce both male and female catkin flowers. Cross-country skiers love to stroke the soft, silvery kitten-like catkins that ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Mar 15»
9
4 pictures that show Caroline Flack's new kitten is the cutest thing …
... followers entertained and suitably jealous in equal measure by posting pictures of Waffle doing all sorts of amazingly cute kitten-like things. «Now Magazine Online, Feb 15»
10
'It is a miracle'
In her heart, Michelle knew her children would be OK when she heard those kitten-like cries, she said. But it was still tough. She said she can ... «Anderson Independent Mail, Dec 14»

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