Definitions

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  • noun a non-human furry animal considered a child by a human

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Examples

  • I've probably bored you all stupid with my talk about my new cat (AKA furbaby) named Dish.

    Just Call Me "Garden Ninja" Sarah 2009

  • I've probably bored you all stupid with my talk about my new cat (AKA furbaby) named Dish.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Sarah 2009

  • Ai no haz kittehz… de ober de bridge fur whil nowz…de no alonz eider, ai gotz loz o furbabiez waitin fur me der…I haz goggie furbaby herez wif me now an hez milleniumum babiez he turnin 9 dis ear…nuw huzban no liked de kitteh furz so wez haz no kitteh jus goggie… fur now

    Cat Plate Warmer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • HD – My furbaby is putting up a bit less of a struggle at clipping time these days too!

    What I Did Mother’s Day Weekend « XUP 2008

  • And I hope the owner of that poor furbaby learns that animals have FEELINGS!

    PLZ FLUSH NO MOAR - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

  • BOTH, please pray for healing for Moose, and me, for the extreme stress I've been under (the trip could be a novel and I'm having night terrors now, yikes!) and guilt I feel for this happening to 'my furbaby', and for guidance in knowing what to do about his future situation.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • I love wine, cooking, curling up with a good book (nerd alert!), spoiling the furbaby, and of course, the wonderful Mr. Buttons!

    Weddingbee Miss Buttons 2010

  • I love wine, cooking, curling up with a good book (nerd alert!), spoiling the furbaby, and of course, the wonderful Mr. Buttons!

    Weddingbee 2010

  • I had a ghost in my dream too - my furbaby Bijou - who passed away in November - appeared in my dream this morning.

    Dlisted - Be Very Afraid 2010

  • I had a ghost in my dream too - my furbaby Bijou - who passed away in November - appeared in my dream this morning.

    Dlisted - Be Very Afraid 2010

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  • heard this today, referring to a cat.

    October 6, 2013

  • wiktionary nails it.

    October 6, 2013