Meanings
plural pussy-cats · alternative pussycat · alternative pussy cat
- endearinginformalA 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 25Synonyms: cat, pussy, kitten, feline, grimalkin, kitty, mouser, tomcat
- informalA gentle or soft-hearted person.
He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
Synonyms: wimp, pussy, namby-pamby, milksop, pansy, sissy, wuss, poltroon
- datedA sexy woman.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gentle or soft-hearted person.
Translations
Esperanto katido, katidino
- katidoaffectionate term for a cat
- katidinoaffectionate term for a cat
- kaĉjoaffectionate term for a cat
- kanjoaffectionate term for a cat
Finnish kisu, kissimirri
- kisuaffectionate term for a cat
- kissimirriaffectionate term for a cat
- lutunengentle or soft-hearted person
French chaton, chatonne
- chatonaffectionate term for a cat
- chatonneaffectionate term for a cat
- minetaffectionate term for a cat
- minetteaffectionate term for a cat
German Miezekatze, Schmusekatze
- Miezekatzeaffectionate term for a cat
- Schmusekatzeaffectionate term for a cat
- Miezekätzchenaffectionate term for a cat
- Schmusekätzchenaffectionate term for a cat
- Muschiaffectionate term for a cat
- Pantoffeltigeraffectionate term for a cat
Greek γατούλα, γατάκι
- γατούλα (gatoúla)affectionate term for a cat
- γατάκι (gatáki)affectionate term for a cat
Hungarian cicamica
- cicamicaaffectionate term for a cat
Indonesian kucing manis
- kucing manisaffectionate term for a cat
Irish puisín
- puisínaffectionate term for a cat
Italian micio, micino
- micioaffectionate term for a cat
- micinoaffectionate term for a cat
- gattinoaffectionate term for a cat
- micettoaffectionate term for a cat
- miciaaffectionate term for a cat
- micettaaffectionate term for a cat
- micinaaffectionate term for a cat
Korean 야옹이, 나비
- 야옹이 (yaong'i)affectionate term for a cat
- 나비 (nabi)affectionate term for a cat
Norwegian Bokmål kattepus, pusekatt
- kattepusaffectionate term for a cat
- pusekattaffectionate term for a cat
Polish kicia, kiciuś
- kiciaaffectionate term for a cat
- kiciuśaffectionate term for a cat
- kotekaffectionate term for a cat
- koteczekaffectionate term for a cat
Portuguese gatinho, bichano
- gatinhoaffectionate term for a cat
- bichanoaffectionate term for a cat
Russian му́рзик, ки́ска
- му́рзик (múrzik)affectionate term for a cat
- ки́ска (kíska)affectionate term for a cat
- ко́тик (kótik)affectionate term for a cat
- ко́шечка (kóšečka)affectionate term for a cat
Swedish kissekatt, kissemiss
- kissekattaffectionate term for a cat
- kissemissaffectionate term for a cat
- kisseaffectionate term for a cat
- misseaffectionate term for a cat
Cite this entry
pussy-cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussy-cat
“pussy-cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussy-cat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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