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weak as a kitten
weak as a kitten
Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Mechtilde | | mekht-IL-də | German |
Pax | | - | Roman Mythology |
Tyrik | | tie-REEK | African American (Modern) |
Kay | | [kei] | |
Bonita | | [bə'ni:tə] | |
Sarai | | SER-ie (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |