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cattery.

A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkætəɹi/
  1. A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.

  2. A place where cats are bred.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English cattery From cat + -ery.

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