ritten

Blend of rat +‎ kitten.

ritten (plural rittens)

1. (rare, informal) A young rat.
   • 1999 January 19, Anne M@rie [ Scarlet's Shelter ], “New ratties.. :-))”, in alt.pets.rodents‎ (Usenet):

     According to Willy Raets (famous dutch breeder who e-mails with AG) it is the above, although he can't tell for sure until the ritten is 3 months old.

• nitter, retint, tinter

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rit‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɪtən

Blend of rat +‎ kitten.

ritten m (plural rittens, diminutive rittentje n)

1. (informal) A ritten; a young rat.
   • 1999 March 11, Anne Marie [Scarlet's Shelter], “Baby ratjes...”, in nl.huisdier.algemeen‎ (Usenet):

     Ik heb op dit moment een exorbitant aantal mannelijke rittens (baby-ratjes) in de aanbieding.

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ritten

1. Plural form of rit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from "rit", "rijden" or "rijten"?”)

ritten

1. (archaic) to run back and forth playing (said of children)
2. (archaic) to tear one's clothes while running

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ritten

1. inflection of reiten:
   1. first/third-person plural preterite
   2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

ritten

1. definite singular of ritt.