A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an old or evil-looking female cat. The term stems from `grey` (the color) plus `malkin`, an archaic term for a cat, derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. The term/name may first come from B... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimalkin