Words that come from Middle English “cat”
400 words across 72 languages descend from Middle English cat — including cat, cats, kitten, catfish, catwalk, copycat, catlike, catnip.
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English (137)
- cat
- cats
- kitten
- catfish
- catwalk
- copycat
- catlike
- catnip
- catty
- bobcat
- tomcat
- catbird
- Kattegat
- kittenish
- catnap
- cattery
- catfight
- cathead
- catmint
- cathouse
- hellcat
- catcall
- housecat
- chatoyant
- catsuit
- cattish
- catling
- cattiness
- werecat
- cattily
- catshark
- catskin
- kittenhood
- catclaw
- bearcat
- chatoyancy
- tipcat
- multicat
- hepcat
- cathood
- kitling
- catless
- kittenlike
- catness
- catscratch
- mudcat
- catdom
- kittenishly
- cathole
- cattishness
- catslide
- catwoman
- cattishly
- kittenishness
- kitteny
- bushcat
- catly
- catlover
- kittening
- catlap
- catwise
- kittenless
- uncatlike
- catshit
- catface
- noncat
- catstail
- catproof
- rooikat
- catstep
- catkind
- catfall
- catsitter
- catgirl
- catfit
- catlet
- catfishlike
- cataholic
- watchcat
- catmeat
- catcaller
- anticat
- kittenball
- catstick
- catstitch
- saltcat
- cat's-paw
- cat burglar
- herd cats
- scaredy cat
- kitty-cat
- lolcat
- catwalklike
- catloaf
- cat-witted
- copycatter
- catwalker
- catfisher
- catcatcher
- not enough room to swing a cat
- flat-headed cat
- catsuited
- catlicker
- catlore
- catbutt
- bobkitten
- catperson
- cat's-foot
- chatoyment
- she-cat
- gib-cat
- sabercat
- sabrecat
- katkop
- rusty-spotted cat
- jungle cat
- catswort
- robocat
- catmill
- uncatty
- catslaughter
- KatyCat
- catwort
- catfucker
- catsicle
- gibship
- kittenness
- guepard
- werekitten
- grandcat
- catworm
- catshank
- catblogging
- catcallee
- catboy
- kleptocat
- catte