"pussy-cat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pussy-cat.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pussy-cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pussy-cat (plural pussy-cats)
  1. (informal, endearing) A pet domestic cat; a pussy. Tags: endearing, informal Translations (affectionate term for a cat): katido (Esperanto), katidino (Esperanto), kaĉjo (Esperanto), kanjo (Esperanto), kisu (Finnish), kissimirri (Finnish), chaton [masculine] (French), chatonne [feminine] (French), minet [masculine] (French), minette [feminine] (French), Miezekatze [feminine] (German), Schmusekatze [feminine] (German), Miezekätzchen [diminutive, neuter] (German), Schmusekätzchen [diminutive, neuter] (German), Muschi (note: child's language) [feminine] (German), Pantoffeltiger [humorous, masculine] (German), γατούλα (gatoúla) [feminine] (Greek), γατάκι (gatáki) [neuter] (Greek), cicamica (Hungarian), kucing manis (Indonesian), puisín [masculine] (Irish), micio [masculine] (Italian), micino [masculine] (Italian), gattino [masculine] (Italian), micetto [masculine] (Italian), micia [feminine] (Italian), micetta [feminine] (Italian), micina [feminine] (Italian), 야옹이 (yaong'i) (Korean), 나비 (nabi) (Korean), kattepus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), pusekatt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kattepus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pusekatt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kicia (Polish), kiciuś (Polish), kotek (Polish), koteczek (Polish), gatinho [masculine] (Portuguese), bichano [masculine] (Portuguese), му́рзик (múrzik) [masculine] (Russian), ки́ска (kíska) [feminine] (Russian), ко́тик (kótik) [masculine] (Russian), ко́шечка (kóšečka) [feminine] (Russian), kissekatt [common-gender] (Swedish), kissemiss (Swedish), kisse [common-gender] (Swedish), misse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pussy-cat-en-noun-mzgkn5z3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 28 16 1 Synonyms: pussycat, pussy cat Synonyms (a cat): cat, pussy, kitten, feline, grimalkin, kitty, mouser, tomcat, malkin Disambiguation of 'a cat': 90 0 10 0 Disambiguation of 'affectionate term for a cat': 60 28 6 6
  2. (informal) A gentle or soft-hearted person. Tags: informal Synonyms (soft-hearted person): wimp, pussy, namby-pamby, milksop, pansy, sissy, wuss, poltroon, candy-ass Translations (gentle or soft-hearted person): lutunen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pussy-cat-en-noun-zgXuiYRs Disambiguation of 'soft-hearted person': 12 84 3 0 Disambiguation of 'gentle or soft-hearted person': 5 93 2 0
  3. The silky catkin of various willows.
    Sense id: en-pussy-cat-en-noun-F43lKMiA
  4. (dated) A sexy woman. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-pussy-cat-en-noun-l-92IvA0

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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "cat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "pussy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "kitten"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "feline"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "grimalkin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "kitty"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "mouser"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "tomcat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "a cat",
      "word": "malkin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "wimp"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "pussy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "namby-pamby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "milksop"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "pansy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "sissy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "wuss"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "poltroon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soft-hearted person",
      "word": "candy-ass"
    },
    {
      "word": "pussycat"
    },
    {
      "word": "pussy cat"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "katido"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "katidino"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kaĉjo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kanjo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kisu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kissimirri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chatonne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "minette"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Miezekatze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmusekatze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Miezekätzchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schmusekätzchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "child's language",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Muschi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pantoffeltiger"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gatoúla",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γατούλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gatáki",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γατάκι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "cicamica"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kucing manis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puisín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "micio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "micino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gattino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "micetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micetta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yaong'i",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "야옹이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nabi",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "나비"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kattepus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pusekatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kattepus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pusekatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kicia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kiciuś"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kotek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "koteczek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gatinho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bichano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "múrzik",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "му́рзик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kíska",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ки́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kótik",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́тик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kóšečka",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́шечка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kissekatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "word": "kissemiss"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "affectionate term for a cat",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "misse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "gentle or soft-hearted person",
      "word": "lutunen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pussy-cat"
}

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