noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pet cat that is not allowed outside.

Synonyms

All synonyms

catkittypussy

Example

More examples

"A housecat will even eat a small frog."

Etymology

From house + cat.

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