- (informal)
if money is put in a kitty, a group of people all give an amount and the money is spent on something they all agree on 共同凑集的一笔钱 (in card games, etc. 纸牌游戏等 the sum of money that all the players bet, which is given to the winner 全部赌注 - (informal)
a way of referring to a cat 猫咪；小猫
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 early 19th cent. (denoting a jail): of unknown origin.