"lap cat" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "lap + cat, on the model of lapdog.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lap cats",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "lap cat (plural lap cats)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Phil Maggitti, Guide to a Well-Behaved Cat:",
          "text": "She's determined not to be a lap cat. She's very affectionate in her own way, but she will not sit in my lap.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Cynthia K Chandler, Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling:",
          "text": "Cats are active and playful, therefore entertaining to play with and watch. A lap cat provides nurturing and affection.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A domestic cat that willingly sits on a person's lap."
      ],
      "id": "en-lap_cat-en-noun-bL7P5Sf4",
      "links": [
        [
          "domestic",
          "domestic"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ],
        [
          "lap",
          "lap"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lapcat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lap cat"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "lap + cat, on the model of lapdog.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lap cats",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "lap cat (plural lap cats)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Phil Maggitti, Guide to a Well-Behaved Cat:",
          "text": "She's determined not to be a lap cat. She's very affectionate in her own way, but she will not sit in my lap.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Cynthia K Chandler, Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling:",
          "text": "Cats are active and playful, therefore entertaining to play with and watch. A lap cat provides nurturing and affection.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A domestic cat that willingly sits on a person's lap."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "domestic",
          "domestic"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ],
        [
          "lap",
          "lap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lapcat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lap cat"
}