pussycatnoun
uk/ˈpʊs.i.kæt/us/ˈpʊs.i.kæt/pussycat noun (ANIMAL)
[ C ] also pussy child's word a cat:
Look, Martha, a pussycat!
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Felines (cats)
- big cat
- cat
- cheetah
- cougar
- feline
- kitty
- lion
- lynx
- Manx cat
- marmalade cat
- moggy
- mountain lion
- puma
- puss
- pussy
- sabre-toothed tiger
- Siamese
- tabby
- tomcat
- wildcat
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pussycat noun (PERSON)
[ C usually singular ] humorous someone who is surprisingly gentle:
Mike likes to make out that he's tough, but he's a pussycat really.
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchant
- enchantress
- gem
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- the real deal
- treasure
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