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Kitty vs Katie - What's the difference?

kitty | katie |

As a proper noun kitty

is a diminutive of katherine and related female given names.

kitty

English

Alternative forms

* kittie (young cat)

Noun

(kitties)
  • A kitten or young cat.
  • (childish) A pet name for a cat.
  • A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
  • (poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
  • (slang) Female genitals. (less vulgar)
  • (card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.

    • Synonyms

    * (money pool) pot

    Related terms

    * kitteh * kitten * kittenish, kittenlike * kitty litter

    See also

    * pussy

    External links

    * (cat)

    katie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (as a female name) Catie, Caty, Katy

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • or any of its variant spellings.
  • * 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems , J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):
    • And "Mable" 'sa name that ever sounds sweetly / And charms and enchants a mortal completely / While "Katie " suggests brown eyes and brown tresses / Created for love and lover's caresses.
  • The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (M.K.T) Railroad.
    • When the Katie came through, the town's entire economy and culture changed.
  • (poker slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"

    • References

    * {{cite web , url = http://www.holdemsecrets.com/handnames.htm , title = Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards , accessdate = 2008-08-07 , author = Rich McComas , authorlink = , coauthors = , date = 2004-12-05 }}