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tit

1
[ tit ]
/ tɪt /

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

1
1540–50; representing Middle English tite- (in titemosetitmouse); cognate with Norwegian tite titmouse; akin to Old Norse tittr tack, pin. See tit2

Words nearby tit

tissue tension, tissue type, tissue typing, tiswin, Tisza, tit, Titan, titanate, Titanesque, titania, titanic

Definition for tit (2 of 5)

tit2
[ tit ]
/ tɪt /

noun

a teat.
Slang: Vulgar. a breast.

Origin of tit

2
before 1100; Middle English titte,Old English titt; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch titte,German Zitze,Norwegian titta; akin to tit1

Definition for tit (3 of 5)

tit3
[ tit ]
/ tɪt /

noun

tit for tat.

Origin of tit

3
perhaps variant of tip4

Definition for tit (4 of 5)

tit.

title.

Definition for tit (5 of 5)

Tit.

abbreviation Bible.

Titus.
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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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