phrase [ plural ] a pair of shoes with a thin curved heel(= the part under a shoe at the back) that is not very high, usually worn by women: 低跟鞋 She wore a black dress and a pair of kitten heels.她身穿黑色裙子，脚踏一双低跟鞋。 Kitten heels are in this season. She'd look equally good in kitten heels and combat boots. I can't wear heels that are too high, so I tend to only wear kitten heels or flats. She's swapping her kitten heels for wellington boots for a weekend in the countryside. See also