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<blockquote data-quote="Bikerbrent_RIP" data-source="post: 804998" data-attributes="member: 42081"><p><h3>Coordinating to English Language &amp; Usage</h3><h3><a href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/496002/pussycat-vs-cat" target="_blank">Pussy(cat) vs cat</a></h3><p>What is the difference between a pussy or pussycat and just cat?</p><p></p><p>According to some soft sources, such as this <a href="https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080405211520AAQheJ9" target="_blank">yahoo answers question</a> the term pussycat is a female cat, complementing the tom cat which is a male cat.</p><p></p><p>However, I can't find any dictionary that backs these claims, and some other sources even counter the claim as such, saying pussy(cat) is just the same as a cat. A tom cat however seems to be undisputed a male cat.</p><p></p><p>Multiple dictionaries list pussy(cat) as just plain &quot;cat&quot;. Wikipedia mentions pussycat as a &quot;pet domestic cat&quot;, but doesn't state any source for that.</p><p>Does anyone know the difference between pussy, pussycat, puss and cat?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bikerbrent_RIP, post: 804998, member: 42081"] [HEADING=2]Coordinating to English Language & Usage[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][URL='https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/496002/pussycat-vs-cat']Pussy(cat) vs cat[/URL][/HEADING] What is the difference between a pussy or pussycat and just cat? According to some soft sources, such as this [URL='https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080405211520AAQheJ9']yahoo answers question[/URL] the term pussycat is a female cat, complementing the tom cat which is a male cat. However, I can't find any dictionary that backs these claims, and some other sources even counter the claim as such, saying pussy(cat) is just the same as a cat. A tom cat however seems to be undisputed a male cat. Multiple dictionaries list pussy(cat) as just plain "cat". Wikipedia mentions pussycat as a "pet domestic cat", but doesn't state any source for that. Does anyone know the difference between pussy, pussycat, puss and cat? [/QUOTE]

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