chit.
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
Meaning & usage
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English chitte (“a young animal, cub, whelp”), from Old English *ċytten, *ċietten, *ċitten, from Proto-West Germanic *kittīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“young animal, fawn, kid”). Cognate with Scots chit (“chit”), Low German kitte (“young animal”), German Kitz (“fawn, kid”). See also kid.
The embryonic growing bud of a plant.
the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes
An excrescence on the body, as a wart or a pimple.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *chit, *chitte, from Old English ċīþ (“germ, seed, sprout, shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵī-, *ǵey(H)- (“to divide, part, split open, sprout”). Cognate with Middle Dutch kiede (“sprout”), dialectal German Keid (“sprout”). Doublet of chive (etymology 2) and scion.
To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.
To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.
To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *chit, *chitte, from Old English ċīþ (“germ, seed, sprout, shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵī-, *ǵey(H)- (“to divide, part, split open, sprout”). Cognate with Middle Dutch kiede (“sprout”), dialectal German Keid (“sprout”). Doublet of chive (etymology 2) and scion.
A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.
A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system.
A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.
A smaller cardboard counter generally used not to directly represent something but for another, more transient, purpose such as tracking or randomization.
A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
A restaurant bill or check
A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.
Where this word comes from
From chitty, from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.
A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from specialized technical use of Etymology 2, above, “a bud; an excrescence” (Hunter 1882).
Shit.
Where this word comes from
Euphemistic variation of shit.
Shit.
Where this word comes from
Euphemistic variation of shit.
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