Mew (noun)

1. A cage or loft in which hawks were kept for moulting.
2. A place of confinement.
3. A sound made by a cat.

Origin:

Middle english "mewe", from old english "muge".

Examples:

1. She locked her cat in the mew for safety reasons.
2. The bird in the mew was making a strange noise.
3. The cat's mew could be heard from the other room.
4. The castle's mew was a place of imprisonment for those who had broken the law.
5. The cat's mew was pitiful and begged for attention.