Meaning
kitten
- a young cat
- a small or cute cat
In a sentence
Il bambino gioca con un gattino nero.
The child is playing with a black kitten.
Abbiamo trovato due gattini nel giardino.
We found two kittens in the garden.
Non compriamo un gattino, preferiamo adottarlo.
We are not buying a kitten; we prefer to adopt one.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gattino | masculine · singular |
| gattini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'gatto' formed with the suffix '-ino'. Feminine is 'gattina'.