pussy-cat

English

Noun

pussy-cat (plural pussy-cats)

1. (informal) An affectionate term for a cat; same as pussy.
2. A gentle or soft-hearted person.

   He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.

Synonyms

• (a cat): cat, pussy, kitten, feline, grimalkin, kitty, mouser, tomcat, malkin
• (soft-hearted person): wimp, pussy, namby-pamby, milksop, pansy, sissy, wuss, poltroon, candy-ass

Translations

affectionate term for a cat

• Finnish: kisu (fi), kissimirri (fi)
• French: chaton (fr) m, minet (fr) m
• German: Miezekatze (de) f, Schmusekatze (de) f, (diminutive) Miezekätzchen (de) n, (diminutive) Schmusekätzchen (de) n, (child's language) Muschi (de) f, Pantoffeltiger (de) m (humorous)

• Norwegian: kattepus (no) m
• Russian: мурзик (ru) (múrzik) m , киска (ru) (kíska) f , котик (ru) (kótik) m , кошечка (ru) (kóšečka) f 
• Swedish: kissekatt (sv) c

gentle or soft-hearted person

• Finnish: lutunen (fi)