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pussy-cat

pussy-cat noun: a pet domestic cat; a pussy.

Noun

pussy-cat (plural pussy-cats)

  1. (endearing, informal) A pet domestic cat; a pussy.
    • Ding dong bell,
      The Cat is in the well.
      Who put her in,
      Little Johnny Green.
      What a naughty boy was that,
      To drown poor Puſſy Cat,
      Who never did him any harm,
      And kill'd the mice in his father's barn.1795, Gammer Gurton's Garland, or, The Nursery Parnassus, Stockton: R. Christopher, page 25
  2. (informal) A gentle or soft-hearted person.
    • He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
  3. The silky catkin of various willows.
  4. (dated) A sexy woman.

pussy-cat meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

pussy-cat in Tamil

குழந்தை வழக்கில் பூனை

pussy-cat in Indonesian

affectionate term for a cat
kucing manis

Synonyms of pussy-cat

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Forms of pussy-cat

pluralpussy-cats
alternative formpussycat
alternative formpussy cat

Words formed from pussy-cat

Questions about pussy-cat

What does pussy-cat mean?
Pussy-cat means a pet domestic cat; a pussy.
What is pussy-cat in Tamil?
Pussy-cat in Tamil is குழந்தை வழக்கில் பூனை. See Pussy-cat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pussy-cat?
Pussy-cat is a noun.
What is the plural of pussy-cat?
The plural of pussy-cat is pussy-cats.

Words near pussy-cat in the dictionary

  1. pussy willows
  2. pussy-ass
  3. pussy-bow
  4. pussy-boy
  5. pussy-boys
  6. pussy-cat
  7. pussy-cats
  8. pussy-whip
  9. pussy-whipped
  10. pussy-whipping
  11. pussy-whips

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pussy-cat (page history and authors); pussy-cat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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