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Kitten vs Sitten - What's the difference?

kitten | sitten |

As nouns the difference between kitten and sitten

is that kitten is a young cat diminutive: kitty while sitten is .

As a verb kitten

is to give birth to kittens.

kitten

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young cat. Diminutive: kitty.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.}}
  • A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver or badger.

    • Derived terms

    * have kittens * kit * kitten heel * kittenish * kitty

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give birth to kittens.
    • ----

    sitten

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • *1810 , Legh Richmond, The fathers of the English church :
    • For though we your brethren, who heretofore by our vocation have sitten in the chair of Moses, and be ghostly captains as Moses and Joshua unto you; [...]

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Seated.
  • *a1513 , W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) 155 :
    • The tail?eour was no thing weill sittin , He left the sadill.
  • *c1560 , A. Scott, Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 38 :
    • He micht counter Will on horss, For Sym wes bettir sittin Nor Will.
  • Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
  • *1671 , J. Livingston, Let. to Parishoners Ancram 15 :
    • Their fire edge might help to kindle-up old sitten -up professours.

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

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