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# tomcat

noun (a tomcat, tomcats)

«tomcat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tomcat (or tom) is a male cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#m1)
2. (informal, old) A tomcat can mean a man who chases after many women. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature and pet lessons: a male cat is a tom or tomcat, a female is a queen, a baby is a kitten. In stories a big tomcat often fights other cats at night. Phrases: «a stray tomcat», «an old tomcat».

### Examples

- A big ginger tomcat lives next door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x1)
- The tomcat yowled on the fence all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x2)
- Our tomcat fights with the neighbours' cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x3)
- A male cat is called a tomcat and a female a queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x4)
- The stray tomcat had a torn ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x5)
- The vet said our kitten is a tomcat, not a girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/#x6)

### Note

One word: tomcat (sometimes «tom cat»). Plural: tomcats. Short form: tom. The second meaning is old slang and not polite.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tomcat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomcat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tomcat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tomcat.html) on Mova free.