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All About Cats
A male cat is called a Tom. A female cat can be a Molly or a Queen. And no, we’re not just talking about the names that we give our feline companions. We’re talking about the technical term to refer to cats by gender.
A male cat is specifically called a Tom, but a female cat is more complex. Normally, a female cat would be referred to as a Molly, but if it’s pregnant with kittens, then it’s a Queen! Source: The Fact Site
Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from the blogosphere who host Wordless Wednesday – Betty, Steve, image-in-ing, Keith, Senior Salon, Esme Salon, CatSynth, and Suzana.
| 1. Comedy Plus | 2. Veronica Lee | 3. My Mind’s Eye |
| 4. messymimi | 5. Ink Torrents | 6. Keith’s Ramblings |
| 7. Laughs | 8. MCow | 9. Image-in-ing |
| 10. Senior Salon | 11. Carol & Ziggy | 12. Ana Linden |
| 13. ASVL | 14. Zoolatry | 15. Peachy & Faye |
| 16. SuzetteB | 17. Suzana | 18. Sognafaret |
| 19. One Spoiled Cat | 20. My GBGV Life | 21. Perspectives |
| 22. Ramblin’ with AM | 23. 15andmeowing | 24. Deb Nance |
| 25. Anniversary | 26. Brian’s Home | 27. CatBlogosphere |
| 28. Driller’s Place | 29. The Biltmore | 30. Kitties Blue |
| 31. The LLB Life | 32. Midweek News | 33. Mudpie |
| 34. klara, Brussels | 35. Scenic Route | 36. Dandy Duke |
| 37. Peppermint | 38. CatSynth | 39. Rusty Ring |
| 40. Mihaela Toila | 41. Carmen | 42. Betty Crow |
| 43. Esme Salon | 44. ES #86 #WW | 45. DonnaleeQ |
| 46. The OP Pack | 47. Villroses hage | 48. Jim, Australia |
| 49. Street art | 50. Roentare Blog | 51. His Daily Photo |
| 52. Melbourne Candid | 53. Lone Star Cats | 54. Kinley Westie |
| 55. Ruby Rose | 56. Mr. Ohh! | 57. Feline Fiction |
I knew about Tom and Queen but didn’t know about Molly. Cuddles to your little one.
-Soma
I didn’t know this either. Very interesting. 🙂
That’s some interesting information, Sandee, especially as the two of us feel like a Queen and King of the house🙈😹Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day and Week ahead to you and the kitties too🐾😽💞
You two are in charge and Granny knows it. Our kitties are in charge here too. Double Pawkisses to you both and a big hug to your wonderful Granny. 🙂
No idea about the subject! That site is very interesting. And the image is adorable!
By the way, have you read anything about David Michie? He has a lot of books with
a special cat. A lot of inspirations in them.
Hugs, dear Sandee! Happy WW and thank you so much for the Blog Hop!❤️😘
I’ve not read anything from David Michie. I’ll check it out. Happy WW and rest of the week, Suzana. Love and hugs. 🙂
WOW….I’ve heard the other terms but not “Molly”…….I like that one……..!
Hugs, Pam
I didn’t know about Molly either. We know now. A hug to you and lots of scritches to handsome Teddy. 🙂
We never knew a female cat could be called a Molly.
I’ve had kitties for many years and didn’t know this either. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, Duke. 🙂
I knew that a male cat was called a Tom but I had never heard that about female cats. Very interesting.
I hadn’t hear about this either. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, Ann. 🙂
We only know boys are Toms and Mom had a cat named Tom who was a boy too. The Molly thing is something we’ve never known about.
I didn’t know about the female cat names at all. Happy day and rest of the week. Scritches to the pups. 🙂
Cool facts, Sandee. I only knew about the Tom. Happy Wednesday! Hugs! 😺
I only knew about the Tom too. Happy Wednesday, my friend. Hugs. 🙂
Hugs back, Sandee!
I knew about the Tom and the Queen but not the Molly. Animal names for males, females, flocks, etc. can be so fascinating. Alana ramblinwitham
I didn’t know about the female kitty names at all. Happy Wordless Wednesday. 🙂
I always thought of unfixed males as Toms. This is new to me. 🙂 Thanks for hosting. Have a great day. XO
Same – I thought that was specifically unfixed males.
I didn’t know this either. 🙂
If anyone knows about kitties it’s you. Happy WW and rest of the week, Ellen. Hugs. 🙂
I learned something new today. Thank you.
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You’re most welcome, Regine. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. 🙂
That’s a sweet photo, and we enjoyed learning about the term “Molly!” We knew about Toms and Queens, but Molly was a new one to us.😺
Happy Wednesday, Sandee!
I didn’t know about Molly or Queen. I did know about Toms though. Happy Wednesday, my friend. 🙂
I’ve never hear that before!
I only knew about Toms. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
We never knew about Molly.
I didn’t know about female kitties at all. Happy rest of the week. 🙂
Still, after all these years, I never heard the term Molly used.
I hear you. New to me too. Happy Wordless Wednesday and rest of the week. 🙂
OMCs I never knew there was an official term for a female feline.
I suspect if Angel Madi was ever asked (even though she was never a Mom) she would say she was born a QUEEN and would always be one. Just like all female felines. I do love the name Molly for humans and furries though.
Hugs Cecilia
Girls kitties are always queens in my mind. I hear you. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. Scritches to the kitties and big hugs to you and Kit. 🙂
Great info about cats ~ sweet kitty photo ~ thanks,
Hugs and love to you and your family ~ xo
carol and ziggy ~ (an artist reflects)
I thought so too. We learn new things every single day. Love and hugs to you and Ziggy. 🙂
And that’s why Lucy is a House Princess. She’s an indoor dog (House) and She’s been fixed (Princess). Source, me. And yes, she’s royalty because she rules the house.
I hear you and our kitties rule our home. As it should be. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
I’ve never heard of a female cat referred to as a Molly. I learned something today!
I didn’t know this either and we’ve both had kitties for years. 🙂
Such interesting things about kitties today…we never knew that female cats were called Mollys…we thought we had to address all of them as “your highness” BOL!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
You’re right about your highness. It’s how we roll here, too. Happy Wednesday. Scritches to the girls. 🙂
I knew about Tom. I did not know Molly or Queen! Learn something new every day. 🙂
I didn’t know Molly or Queen either. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
I knew that about the male cats, but not the names for the females. We have a Molly next door who is usually a Queen. I’ve given the owner info about a cheap spay clinic, but to no avail.
I didn’t know about the females either. Kitties need to be fixed. It’s the right thing to do. Puppies too. Scritches to the pups. 🙂
What a cutie pie!
I agree. We all love kitties. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
I only knew about Tom.
That makes two of us, Klara. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week. Thanks for being such a loyal participants in my hops. Most appreciated. 🙂
Glad to read, Thanks a lot for sharing 🙂
You’re most welcome. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Thank you for the great information Sandee. I thought I knew a bit about cats, but I did not know these fact. Always pleasure to learn new things.
Happy Wordless Wednesday. Much blessings to you, love and hugs.
Thanks too for the cute photo.
I didn’t know this either. Happy Wednesday and rest of the week, my friend. Love and hugs. 🙂
Thank you Sandee. Much love and hugs. Cheers.
I never heard the term Molly before, but I like it 😺
I always thought Toms were specifically unfixed males. For example, Big Merp was a “big ol’ tomcat” when we was living on the streets before he came to live with us (and became fixed as a requirement).
I love finding out new things each Wednesday. I’m glad most of us didn’t know about the female kitties. Happy WW and rest of the week. 🙂
Molly – that’s new to me, but never too old to learn. Thanks for teaching me
Thank you, Sandee, for the weekly linkup party. Happy #WW.
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You’re right, we’re never too old to learn. Happy WW and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂
Well, that’s something I’ve learned today!
Me too, Keith. We learn news things all the time. Happy rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
We knew the term “Tom”, but not Molly or Queen. Interesting terms. And a very cute kitty.
Woos – Misty and Timber
I didn’t know about Molly or Queen either. Learn something new all the time. Scritches to the pups and a big hug to you. 🙂
Interesting info. I knew about a male cat being called Tom but I didn’t know about the female cat being called Molly. Thanks for the info. Hope you have a great rest of the week!
I didn’t either, Yvonne. I learn something new everyday. 🙂
I thought Tom cats were just cats that roamed around. There you go!
I hear you. That’s what I thought too. 🙂
As far as I am concerned, every female of every species is a Queen if she’s pregnant, or at least that’s how it should be. I pray you and Mr. Zane have a fabulous week and please give scritches to Lil’ Bit and Squeaker from me.
I agree with you on that one. You and Mr. Sweetie have a fabulous day and rest of the week, my friend. Hugs. 🙂
Learned something new today!
I had no idea female cats had such specific names.
I didn’t know this either and it appears most of my readers didn’t either. Happy day, Veronica. 🙂
I knew that male cat was called a Tom but I didn’t know the technical name for a female. Fun tidbit. Thanks!
I didn’t know this either and I’ve had kitties all my life. Love and hugs, Cathy. 🙂
I like knowing more about cats. Besides these here we name them, and then call them all kinds of cute extra names. I think they like the attention! <3
They do love the attention. Happy rest of the week, Barbara. 🙂
What a handsome boy!
I agree. Happy day and rest of the week. 🙂
Every cat I;ve ever known has been a queen, Drama Queen that is. 🤣😎🙃
You’re right about that. Happy day and rest of the week, my friend. 🙂
Well whaddu know! We did not know that. Thanks for sharing. Sorry, we’re a couple days behind on responding. Hopefully we’ll catch up soon.
I didn’t know this either. Big hug to you and scritches to Wilson. 🙂
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