Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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pussy-cat
n. 1 (context informal English) An affectionate term for a cat; same as '''pussy'''. 2 A gentle or soft-hearted person.
Usage examples of "pussy-cat".
Looked at the flaws in the wallpaper, at the smug philodendron in its basket hung from the ceiling, at the, black pussy-cat clock wagging its tail and rolling its eyes at the spec tacle of time being so frivolously frittered away.
The city manager could not be seen, but his expression seemed to modulate the sound of his voice almost specifically: the tiger mind masked behind a pussy-cat purr as behind a pussy-cat smile.
Your Chalder friend from the AUGL ward makes this one look like a pussy-cat.