pussycat

puss·y·cat

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo s-ee-kat]
- /ˈpʊs iˌkæt/
- /ˈpʊs.i.kæt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo s-ee-kat]
- /ˈpʊs iˌkæt/

Definitions of pussycat word

noun pussycat a cat; pussy. 1
noun pussycat Informal. a person or thing not at all threatening: a pussycat underneath all his gruffness. 1
noun pussycat person: not threatening 1
countable noun pussycat Children or people talking to children often refer to a cat as a pussycat. 0
countable noun pussycat If you describe someone as a pussycat, you think that they are kind and gentle. 0
noun pussycat an endearing or gentle person 0

See all 8 definitions of pussycat

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Origin of pussycat

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; pussy1 + cat

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Parts of speech for Pussycat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pussycat

pussycat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pussycat

adj pussycat

amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
clubby — If you describe an institution or a group of people as clubby, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in.
copacetic — very good; excellent; completely satisfactory
harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.

noun pussycat

bunnies — Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
bunny — A bunny or a bunny rabbit is a child's word for a rabbit.
centerfold — A centerfold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
kitten — a young cat.
centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.

adjective pussycat

disarmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarm.
nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.
nontoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.

All 18 Synonyms of pussycat