catgirl

English

A catgirl.

Alternative forms

• cat-girl

Etymology

From cat +‎ girl.

Noun

catgirl (plural catgirls)

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
   • 2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga, page 222:

     But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone.

   • 2010, Jonathan Clements, Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade:

     Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning […]

2. A girl or woman who wears a cat costume.

Hypernyms

• neko
• nekomimi

Translations

female character with feline characteristics

• Chinese: 貓耳 (māoěr)
• Esperanto: katulino
• Finnish: kissatyttö
• French: fille-chat f
• German: Katzemädchen f
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• Japanese: 猫耳 (ja) (nekomimi)
• Polish: dziewczyna-kot f
• Portuguese: catgirl f
• Russian: девушка-кошка f (devuška-koška)
• Spanish: chica gata f

See also

• catboy
• shipgirl

Further reading

• catgirl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia