puss
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++puss /pʊs/ noun British English spoken DHPused to talk to or call a cat 猫咪〔唤猫语〕 SYN American English kitty Come here, puss, puss, puss! 过来,猫咪!
Examples from the Corpus
puss• He wasn't a cuddly, picture-book puss.• Jack, the radical by Owosso standards, is a domestic puss.• Purrfect choice, eh, pampered puss?Origin puss (1500-1600) Probably from Middle Low German puspuss nounChinese
talk or to Corpus used a to call
puss
puss /pʊs/
noun British English spoken
SYN kitty American English:
Come here, puss, puss, puss!
puss /pʊs/
noun British English spoken Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from Middle Low German pus
used to talk to or call a cat Origin: Probably from Middle Low German pus
SYN kitty American English: