1. An amount of money contributed by a group of people for communal use or shared expenses
   "Everyone put $20 into the kitty for the office party";
   - pot
    
2. [informal] A domesticated cat, commonly kept as a pet
   "Their kitty caught mice in the basement";
   - domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus, cat, kitty-cat [informal], puss [informal], pussy [informal], pussycat [informal], mog [Brit, informal], moggy [Brit, informal], moggie [Brit, informal]
    
3. [informal] Young domestic cat
   "The playful kitty chased a ball of yarn across the room";
   - kitten
    
4. The combined stakes of the betters
   "Everyone contributed to the kitty for the party";
   - pool
    
5. (poker) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
   "All players contributed to the kitty";
   - pot, jackpot
    
6. [vulgar] Obscene term for female genitals
   "The comedian's use of the term 'kitty' shocked some audience members";

Derived forms: kitties

Type of: bet, cat, domestic animal, domesticated animal, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, stake, stakes, true cat, wager, young mammal

Part of: clowder, Felis, genus Felis

Encyclopedia: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis