catnap

catnap

See also: cat-nap and cat nap

English

Etymology 1

cat +‎ nap

Noun

catnap (plural catnaps)

1. A brief, light sleep. [from 1820s]

Alternative forms

• cat nap
• cat-nap

Translations

a brief, light sleep

Bulgarian: дрямка (bg) f (drjamka) Faroese: blundur m Greek: υπνάκος (el) m (ypnákos) Italian: pisolino (it) m Maori: moe kinikini

Norwegian: høneblund Persian: چاشتخواب‎ Portuguese: soneca (pt) f Russian: коро́ткий сон m (korótkij son) Swedish: tupplur (sv) c

Verb

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

1. (intransitive) To take a catnap, to take a short sleep or nap. [from 1850s]

Translations

to take a short nap

Italian: fare un sonnellino Maori: hāmoemoe, moe kinikini

See also

• nap
• shuteye
• snooze

Etymology 2

cat +‎ -nap

Verb

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

1. (transitive) To kidnap a cat.

Derived terms

• catnapper

Anagrams

• captan