Why is a group of baby kittens called a “litter” and then the same word is flipped to denote the stuff they pee and poop in, throughout their lives if they live indoors? 🤔
Litter?
Submitted 10 months ago by TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee to [deleted]
Submitted 10 months ago by TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee to [deleted]
Why is a group of baby kittens called a “litter” and then the same word is flipped to denote the stuff they pee and poop in, throughout their lives if they live indoors? 🤔
AyuTsukasa@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It’s actually pretty interesting how word meanings split. Language is weird. www.merriam-webster.com/…/word-history-of-litter