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kitten

[kit-n] / ˈkɪt n /
NOUN
young cat
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The 3-week-old kitten was found in his den on March 25.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Gemma Champ, a writer from north London, rescued her cat Frankie as a kitten 17 years ago, when she lived in Abu Dhabi.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Tuxedo kitten Asher jumped onto a table and tried to pull away my paper creation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

“Look what I found attached to the kitten I gave to the Beiderman,” Hyacinth said.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Nearly 900 kittens were euthanized from January through June, up from about 600 the first six months of last year, for a 43% increase.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“When that many vulnerable animals arrive before our foster network has fully mobilized, the gap between what a shelter can provide and what neonatal kittens need to survive becomes devastating,” Amster said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The Kobe kittens weighed around 150 grams when they were born but now weigh more than one kilo and are starting to eat solid food like chicken and horse meat, the zoo said.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

During the study period, cameras captured images of a mother mountain lion accompanied by kittens.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Some woman from her work had a litter of kittens she was trying to get rid of, and my mom ended up with two.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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