moggy
Common domestic feline
Moggy is British informal for a cat, especially an ordinary mixed-breed cat rather than a pedigreed one: The neighbor's moggy keeps coming into our garden.
The word carries affection without pretension—it's the everyday house cat, not the show cat.
Also spelled moggie.
Facial sensory hairs
tail · paws · kitten · tabby · tortoiseshell · calico · grooming · scratching
Of the home
- strayWander from course
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- rescueSave from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
common · everyday · humble · unremarkable · nondescript · plain · scrappy · hardy
Pleasantly huggable
- purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
- nuzzlingAffectionate rubbing with nose
- snugglyComfortably warm and close
- lovableInspiring warm feelings
gentle · warm · companionable · bonding · devoted · friendly · sociable · comforting
British sovereign state
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- endearingArousing fondness or affection
cheeky · pet-name · household · homely · cosy · fireside · cottage · garden
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
wandering · territorial · nocturnal · hunting · prowling · elusive · self-reliant · curious
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
claws · tail · paws · kitten · tabby · tortoiseshell · calico · grooming · scratching · mouser
domestic
Of the home
shelter · common · everyday · humble · unremarkable · nondescript · plain · scrappy · hardy · streetwise
cuddly
Pleasantly huggable
- purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
- nuzzlingAffectionate rubbing with nose
- snugglyComfortably warm and close
lovable · gentle · warm · companionable · bonding · devoted · friendly · sociable · comforting · soothing
UK
British sovereign state
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
endearing · cheeky · pet-name · household · homely · cosy · fireside · cottage · garden · windowsill
aloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
outdoor · wandering · territorial · nocturnal · hunting · prowling · elusive · self-reliant · curious · adventurous
- catscat, kitten, kitty, feline, tabby
- cat breedsAbyssinian, Bengal, Thai, Persian, Burmese
- critterssquirrel, rabbit, mouse, frog, spider
- breedingselective breeding, breeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair