a short form of the female given names katharine and katherine

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Definition of a short form of the female given names katharine and katherine in English English dictionary

Kat

During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.

Hyphenation

a Short form of the fe·male giv·en names Kath·a·rine and Kath·er·ine

Turkish pronunciation

ı şôrt fôrm ıv dhi fimeyl gîvın neymz käthrîn ınd käthrîn

Pronunciation

/ə ˈsʜôrt ˈfôrm əv ᴛʜē ˈfēˌmāl ˈgəvən ˈnāmz ˈkaᴛʜrən ənd ˈkaᴛʜrən/ /ə ˈʃɔːrt ˈfɔːrm əv ðiː ˈfiːˌmeɪl ˈɡɪvən ˈneɪmz ˈkæθrɪn ənd ˈkæθrɪn/