Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kitten
Participle: kittened
Gerund: kittening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | kitten |
| you | kitten |
| he;she;it | kittens |
| we | kitten |
| you | kitten |
| they | kitten |
Perfect
| I | have kittened |
| you | have kittened |
| he;she;it | has kittened |
| we | have kittened |
| you | have kittened |
| they | have kittened |
Past
| I | kittened |
| you | kittened |
| he;she;it | kittened |
| we | kittened |
| you | kittened |
| they | kittened |
Pluperfect
| I | had kittened |
| you | had kittened |
| he;she;it | had kittened |
| we | had kittened |
| you | had kittened |
| they | had kittened |
Future
| I | will kitten |
| you | will kitten |
| he;she;it | will kitten |
| we | will kitten |
| you | will kitten |
| they | will kitten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have kittened |
| you | will have kittened |
| he;she;it | will have kittened |
| we | will have kittened |
| you | will have kittened |
| they | will have kittened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kitten |
| you | kitten |
| he;she;it | kitten |
| we | kitten |
| you | kitten |
| they | kitten |
Perfect
| I | have kittened |
| you | have kittened |
| he;she;it | have kittened |
| we | have kittened |
| you | have kittened |
| they | have kittened |
Imperfect
| I | kittened |
| you | kittened |
| he;she;it | kittened |
| we | kittened |
| you | kittened |
| they | kittened |
Pluperfect
| I | had kittened |
| you | had kittened |
| he;she;it | had kittened |
| we | had kittened |
| you | had kittened |
| they | had kittened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kitten |
| you | would kitten |
| he;she;it | would kitten |
| we | would kitten |
| you | would kitten |
| they | would kitten |
Perfect
| I | would have kittened |
| you | would have kittened |
| he;she;it | would have kittened |
| we | would have kittened |
| you | would have kittened |
| they | would have kittened |
Imperative
| you | kitten |
| we | Let's kitten |
| you | kitten |
Verbs conjugated like 'kitten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'kitten'
kittel,
mitten,
batten,
bitter,
dirten,
fatten,
gittern,
glitten,
hotten,
jitter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. Seemingly from, and usually explained as being from, unattested Anglo-Norman *kitoun, *ketun (compare Old French chitoun, cheton, chaton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”)); whence Modern French chaton (“kitten”). Similar words of Germanic origin may have reinforced this word; compare English kitling (“kit, kitten”), Low German Kitten (“kitten”), Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Middle English chitte ("whelp, pup", see chit). The idea that kitoun, rather than being of Anglo-Norman origin, was in fact a purely Germanic derivation from one of these words is etymologically problematic, but cannot be definitively ruled out. See: English '
kitling', Low Saxon 'Kitten'.
Sample Sentences
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A cat about to kitten, must not be spoken of by its name, but called a witch. (Madagascar.) [2003, Cora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans, Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World:]
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'Princess the Lady Regina of Alphington is about to kitten. I must be there to support her.' [2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 319:]