tit

[ tit ]

/ tɪt /

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noun

a titmouse.

any of various other small birds.

Archaic. a girl or young woman; hussy.

Archaic. a small or poor horse; nag.

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Origin of tit

First recorded in 1540–50; short for titmouse; akin to Old Norse titlingr “sparrow,” Norwegian tite “titmouse”; see also tit²

Words nearby tit

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Other definitions for tit (2 of 5)

tit²

[ tit ]

/ tɪt /

noun

a teat.

Slang: Vulgar. a breast.

Origin of tit

First recorded before 1100; Middle English, Old English tit(t) “teat, pap, breast”; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch titte, German Zitze, Norwegian titta; akin to tit¹;see also teat

Other definitions for tit (3 of 5)

tit³

[ tit ]

/ tɪt /

noun

tit for tat.

Origin of tit

Perhaps variant oftip⁴

Other definitions for tit (4 of 5)

tit.

abbreviation

title.

Other definitions for tit (5 of 5)

Tit.

abbreviation Bible.

Titus.

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How to use tit in a sentence

Given the potential for a cyber tit-for-tat to escalate, Obama has even more incentive to find a diplomatic solution.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other feminist sites have championed objectifying men in tit-for-tat fashion as empowering women.
Full Frontal Disney: Feminism's Nudity Double Standard|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anyone “sucking the tit of the NRA,” he said, “can get off my train.”
He Humiliates Women Online and In His Strip Club, Like a Good Liberal|Olivia Nuzzi|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This means that tit-pic-posting your exes will finally be illegal, and that some shred of justice will be served.
When Sexting Gets Ugly: Flirting Can Become Fodder for Revenge Porn|Charlotte Lytton|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This series of tit-for-tat bombings has created the most violent and volatile dynamic in Lebanon since the end of the civil war.
Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?|Hussein Ibish|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He has his particular likings and tit-bits, and is very expert in carving out the parts of an animal that please him best.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
It does not contain great pieces, but tit-bits of pictures, such as suit an aristocratic epicure.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
With a mental appetite uninjured by tit-bits and dainties, she digested the strong food, and asked eagerly for more.
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright
And yet the one is as good as the other: pass for pass, tit for tat, a Roland for an Oliver.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
I hed the rollin' pin redy, I'd bin in h'it ef h'tit hed kum to a klinch.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

British Dictionary definitions for tit (1 of 3)

tit¹

/ (tɪt) /

noun

any of numerous small active Old World songbirds of the family Paridae (titmice), esp those of the genus Parus (bluetit, great tit, etc). They have a short bill and feed on insects and seeds

any of various similar small birds

archaic, or dialect a worthless or worn-out horse; nag

Word Origin for tit

C16: perhaps of imitative origin, applied to small animate or inanimate objects; compare Icelandic tittr pin

British Dictionary definitions for tit (2 of 3)

tit²

/ (tɪt) /

noun

slang a female breast

a teat or nipple

derogatory a girl or young woman

slang a despicable or unpleasant person: often used as a term of address

Word Origin for tit

Old English titt; related to Middle Low German title, Norwegian titta

British Dictionary definitions for tit (3 of 3)

Tit.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Titus

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