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kittenish
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective kittenish has 1 sense
- kittenish(s = adj.all) frisky - playful like a lively kitten; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
kittenish, a.
Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition. Richardson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kittenish, adj.
1 like a young cat; playful and lively.
2 flirtatious.
1 like a young cat; playful and lively.
2 flirtatious.
Derivative
kittenishly adv. kittenishness n.
Etymology
KITTEN
THESAURUS
kittenish
babish, baby, babyish, catlike, cattish, catty, coltish, coquettish, coy, distaff, doll-like, dollish, elvish, felid, feline, female, feminine, flirtatious, frisky, frolicsome, gentlewomanlike, girlish, gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, impish, in arms, in diapers, in nappies, in swaddling clothes, in the cradle, infant, infantile, infantine, ladylike, larkish, leonine, lionlike, little-girlish, maidenly, matronal, matronlike, matronly, mischievous, muliebral, neonatal, newborn, petticoat, playful, prankish, roguish, seductive, sportive, tigerish, womanish, womanlike, womanlyROGET THESAURUS
kittenish
Infant
N infant, babe, baby, babe in arms, nurseling, suckling, yearling, weanling, papoose, bambino, kid, vagitus, child, bairn, little one, brat, chit, pickaninny, urchin, bantling, bratling, elf, youth, boy, lad, stripling, youngster, youngun, younker, callant, whipster, whippersnapper, whiffet, schoolboy, hobbledehoy, hopeful, cadet, minor, master, scion, sap, seedling, tendril, olive branch, nestling, chicken, larva, chrysalis, tadpole, whelp, cub, pullet, fry, callow, codlin, codling, foetus, calf, colt, pup, foal, kitten, lamb, lambkin, aurelia, caterpillar, cocoon, nymph, nympha, orphan, pupa, staddle, girl, lass, lassie, wench, miss, damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, virgin, hoyden, infantine, infantile, puerile, boyish, girlish, childish, babyish, kittenish, baby, newborn, unfledged, new-fledged, callow, in the cradle, in swaddling clothes, in long clothes, in arms, in leading strings, at the breast, in one's teens.
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