kitty

Etymology

From kit + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”).

noun

1. (informal) A kitten or young cat.
2. (childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.
   Aw, look at the kitty!
   Even how a child picks up and handles the cat can make the kitty begin to fear the very sight of the youngster. 2007, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat
3. A money pool used for a particular purpose, such as for a card game or for shared expenses.
   They told me you always had to come back to the band with your hand open so they could see what tip you got and you put that in the kitty. 2015, Betty Hall Jones, Peter Vacher, Swingin' on Central Avenue: African American Jazz in Los Angeles, Rowman & Littlefield, page 99
4. (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
5. (slang, vulgar) Euphemistic form of pussy: vulva and/or vagina.
   The way Tariq was licking her kitty had her clutching the sheets. 2017, CoCo Amoure, Promise Me Forever 2: Falling For A Young Boss, unnumbered page
   She'd heard most men didn't have the skills to make a girl lose her mind by licking her kitty. 2020, Shanté Funches, Web of Desire, unnumbered page
   Can't skip foreplay, kill the kitty cold case 2021, Latto, "Big Energy (Clean Version)", single
6. (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.