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PUSSYCAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pussycat mean?
• PUSSYCAT (noun)
The noun PUSSYCAT has 2 senses:
1. a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
2. informal terms referring to a domestic cat
Familiarity information: PUSSYCAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pussycat" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Informal terms referring to a domestic cat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
kitty; kitty-cat; puss; pussy; pussycat
Hypernyms ("pussycat" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
Context examples
Can't keep still all day, and not being a pussycat, I don't like to doze by the fire.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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