kittenish
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English kitten Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English kittenish From kitten + -ish.
- Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
“She was kittenish in her manners, wearing generally an air of soft and fluffy innocence.”
“Sleeping, Myra appeared cuddly, kittenish. Girls, Gordon thought to himself. Girls can really drive you crazy.”
- Playful, sometimes with overtones of female sexuality.