Catty name for a tow-headed baby, perhaps? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tabby
'catty name' is the definition.
'Tabby' can be an answer for 'name'. I am not sure about the 'catty' bit.
'a tow-headed baby perhaps?' is the wordplay.
'a tow-headed' becomes 't' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'perhaps?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'perhaps' mean this).
'baby' anagrammed gives 'abby'.
't'+'abby'='TABBY'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tabby that I've seen before include "Streaked cat" , "Brownish-grey cat" , "Cat with grey or brown streaks or patches" , "Cat with striped markings" , "Cat with a mottled coat" .)