means "the daughter of a cat". The literal translation, however, is actually "cat daughter" or "cat girl"; "''neko''" means "cat" in Japanese and "''musume''" means "daughter" or "girl". ''Nekomusume'' can refer to:
* A specific transformation of the folkloric
Bakeneko
*
Catgirls
A is a female kemonomimi character with feline traits, such as , a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. Catgirls are found in various fiction genres and in particular Japanese anime and manga. Catboy is a term f ...
, female anime characters or cosplayers with ''nekomimi'' (cat ears) in Japanese popular culture
* Neko-Musume, a character in manga and anime series ''
GeGeGe no Kitarō''
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