When they entered the hut the cat was curled up on the floor. So they stroked her, and fed her with ham, and said to her: "Pussy-cat, grey pussy-cat, tell us how we are to get away from the witch?"
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Pussy-cat
Synonyms for "pussy-cat" (19 found)
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49 translations across 16 languages.
Esperanto
4 entries- kanjo noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- katidino noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- katido noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kaĉjo noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Finnish
3 entries- kissimirri noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kisu noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- lutunen noun (gentle or soft-hearted person)
French
4 entries- chaton noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- chatonne noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- minet noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- minette noun (affectionate term for a cat)
German
4 entries- Miezekatze noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- Miezekätzchen noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- Muschi noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- Pantoffeltiger noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Greek
2 entries- γατάκι noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- γατούλα noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Hungarian
1 entries- cicamica noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Indonesian
1 entries- kucing manis noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Irish
1 entries- puisín noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Italian
4 entries- gattino noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- micetta noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- micetto noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- micia noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Korean
2 entries- 나비 noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- 야옹이 noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kattepus noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- pusekatt noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- kattepus noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- pusekatt noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Polish
4 entries- kicia noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kiciuś noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- koteczek noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kotek noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Portuguese
2 entries- bichano noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- gatinho noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Russian
4 entries- ки́ска noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- ко́тик noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- ко́шечка noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- му́рзик noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Swedish
4 entries- kisse noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kissekatt noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- kissemiss noun (affectionate term for a cat)
- misse noun (affectionate term for a cat)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
Source: wiktionary
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