Kitten cries (4)
I believe the answer is:
mews
'kitten cries' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mews that I've seen before include "Street or yard with stables converted into houses" , "Former stables converted into houses" , "Street of homes converted from stables" , "(Converted) stable buildings" , "Residential street once used for stabling" .)