Hi,
I often read posts where it is mentioned that a kitten is 'the runt of the litter'. It is rare I do not know what a word means in English, even if this is not my mother tongue, but that one, I do not know. Looked in my French English dictionary to find that the runt is a kitten dead at birth. Which does not make sense as often, a runt is a living kitten, from the posts I read and where there is mention of such a kitten. Would that mean that the runt is the most fragile or feable kitten of a litter, the lest likely to live, or the smallest?
Thx for your answer!
N.
I often read posts where it is mentioned that a kitten is 'the runt of the litter'. It is rare I do not know what a word means in English, even if this is not my mother tongue, but that one, I do not know. Looked in my French English dictionary to find that the runt is a kitten dead at birth. Which does not make sense as often, a runt is a living kitten, from the posts I read and where there is mention of such a kitten. Would that mean that the runt is the most fragile or feable kitten of a litter, the lest likely to live, or the smallest?
Thx for your answer!
N.