kitten heel

noun

A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.

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Meanings

nounkitten heel (plural kitten heels)

plural kitten heels

  1. A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.

    Her new shoes, with their little perched heels, lent a swing to her hips. She smiled, pleased by the image. Lily in her kitten heels.

    1998, Sally Brampton, Concerning Lily
    1 more example

    Escorted by an entourage of large flies, we made our way through a grid of muddy corrals. I was in kitten heels and a skirt, a fact from which DePeters, in filth-encrusted rubber boots and worn T-shirt, derived lasting merriment.

    2013, Mary Roach, Gulp

Translations

Polish kaczuszka
  • kaczuszkashort, slender heel
Swedish taxklack
  • taxklackshort, slender heel
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APA

kitten heel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitten%20heel

MLA

“kitten heel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitten%20heel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitten heel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitten%20heel.

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