noun
Meaning 1
A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cat hotel
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cattery
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/ˈkætəɹi/
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rhymes with -ætəɹi
noun
Meaning 2
A place where cats are bred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: kočičí hotel — place where cats board when their owners are on holiday
- French: chatterie — place where cats board when their owners are on holiday
- German: Katzenhotel — place where cats board when their owners are on holiday
- German: Katzenpension — place where cats board when their owners are on holiday