stray cat
Ownerless alley prowler
A stray cat is a domestic cat living without an owner, either abandoned or wandered from home.
Unlike feral cats, strays are typically socialized to humans and may approach people for food or shelter: A stray cat showed up on our porch last winter.
The term sometimes applies figuratively to anyone unattached or drifting.
- felineOf or like cats
- animal shelterFacility housing homeless pets
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tomcatIntact male feline
territorial · roaming · colony · adoption · animal welfare · feeding station · spay · urban wildlife · resourceful · nine lives · wild thing · scrappy · nocturnal · dumpster · hunter · solitary · climber · scratching post
- lost thingslost keys, lost wallet, lost phone, lost luggage, lost passport
- stray animalsferal kitten, street dog, abandoned pet, lost dog, lost pet
- catskitten, kitty, feline, tabby, calico
- urban naturepigeon, pigeons, sparrow, sparrows, squirrel
- TNRtrap, neuter, return, colony, humane trap
- streetscapestreet lamp, street trees, streetlight, street furniture, street light