Usually means: Old female cat; archaic term.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 19 dictionaries that define the word grimalkin:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. grimalkin: Merriam-Webster
  2. grimalkin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. grimalkin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. grimalkin: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Grimalkin, grimalkin: Wordnik
  6. grimalkin: Wiktionary
  7. grimalkin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. grimalkin: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. grimalkin: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Grimalkin, grimalkin: Dictionary.com
  11. grimalkin: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Grimalkin (disambiguation), Grimalkin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Grimalkin: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. grimalkin: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. Grimalkin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. grimalkin: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  17. Grimalkin: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
  18. grimalkin: FreeDictionary.org
  19. grimalkin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (grimalkin)

▸ noun:  A cat, especially an elderly female.
▸ noun:  (archaic) A bad-tempered old woman; a crone.

Similar:
malkin, she-cat, wild cat, catwalker, community cat, alley cat, bobkitten, catte, wildcat, tiger cat, more...

Opposite:
Tomcat, tabby, feline, cat

Adjectives:
strange, old, savage, poor, grey, fierce, footed, eyed, stewed, veritable
▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to grimalkin

▸ Usage examples for grimalkin

▸ Idioms related to grimalkin

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing grimalkin

▸ Words that often appear near grimalkin

▸ Rhymes of grimalkin

▸ Invented words related to grimalkin

Similar:
malkin, she-cat, wild cat, catwalker, community cat, alley cat, bobkitten, catte, wildcat, tiger cat, more...

Opposite:
Tomcat, tabby, feline, cat

Adjectives:
strange, old, savage, poor, grey, fierce, footed, eyed, stewed, veritable



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "grimalkin" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux