as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice oh, look at the cute little pussycat, kids

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Recent Examples of pussycat That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024 Compared to the truly hateful male drivers that scream at her on the road all day, however, the dude is a pussycat. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024 And there was never a bigger pussycat. Vulture, 22 June 2022 The book’s events—which track the elderly, prosperous, stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s psychic transformation from grouchy bear to purring pussycat—unfold in the course of one night. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for pussycat
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Noun
  • According to Pet Circle's website, Waco residents can take stray dogs and cats to any local fire station to be scanned as part of the Fire House to Your House program.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • Stock image: An orange cat gets cuddles from his owner on the bed.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • So a plan was hatched to find Dave's kitten and, along with their mom, move them all inside.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • See you soon! — Deb Heise, Sun Cities 4 Paws Catty Perry: Out of this world cute Gorgeous Catty Perry is a 2-year-old, medium coat, tuxedo kitty.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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