cat lady
Multiple pet owner
A cat lady is a woman who keeps many cats, often living alone.
The term carries connotations of eccentricity or social isolation—the stereotypical cat lady is unmarried, older, and perhaps a bit obsessive about her pets: She's turning into a cat lady with all those strays she takes in.
The phrase can be self-deprecating or affectionate among cat enthusiasts, or dismissive when applied to single women generally.
Unmarried older woman
- lonelyWanting companionship
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
old maid · bachelorette · frumpy · outcast · old-fashioned · pitied · stigmatized · childless
One choosing isolation
- introvertOne who turns inward
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- lonerOne who avoids company
- secludedSet apart, private
isolation · privacy · withdrawn · solitude · independent · self-sufficient · single · detached
Idiosyncratically unusual
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- kookyOddball in manner
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
idiosyncratic · oddball · outlandish · peculiar · nonconformist · offbeat · flamboyant · fanciful
Supportive care-giving
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- feedingGiving food to
- shelteringProtecting from elements
adoption · rescue · protection · caregiver · fostering · spaying · neutering · colony
spinster
Unmarried older woman
- lonelyWanting companionship
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
misunderstood · old maid · bachelorette · frumpy · outcast · old-fashioned · pitied · stigmatized · childless · shut-in
recluse
One choosing isolation
secluded · isolation · privacy · withdrawn · solitude · independent · self-sufficient · single · detached · quiet
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- kookyOddball in manner
whimsical · idiosyncratic · oddball · outlandish · peculiar · nonconformist · offbeat · flamboyant · fanciful · original
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- feedingGiving food to
sheltering · adoption · rescue · protection · caregiver · fostering · spaying · neutering · colony · strays
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
siamese · kitten · fur · meow · grooming · litterbox · scratching post · catnip · treats · toys
- cat lovers
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- neighborhood charactersbusybody, gossip, nosy neighbor, mailman, dog walker
- gender humorgender stereotypes, husband jokes, wife jokes, dating humor, mansplaining
- internet petsblep, Pusheen
- aging humorretirement jokes, senior moments, senior moment, over the hill, old timer
cat ladysocialite
Prominent figure in fashionable circles
party girl · social butterfly · people person · extrovert · family woman
cat, lady, cats, catty, ladylike, ladyship, cattily, cattiness, ladyhood