chit

Meaning

Noun

1. A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
2. A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.

Verb

1. (British, dialectal, intransitive) To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.
2. (British, dialectal, transitive) To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.
3. (British, dialectal, transitive) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.

Intj

Shit.

Synonyms

note

check

tab

memorandum

voucher

chitty

declivity

decrease

descent

dip

downturn

drop-off

ebb

fall

falloff

infant

invoice

landing

letter

list

record

sales slip

set

shoot

slip

sprout

tally

tot

account

short letter

bank account

bill

certificate

child

🧒

decline

Translations

note

cuenta

🔢

απολειφάδι

mektup

Kindchen

çocuk

🧒

fantolino

👶

compte

🔢

Beleg

Konto

Bankkonto

Keimling

Lieferschein

Notiz

Karte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chitte

Inherited from Old English: *ċytten

Cognate with Scots: chit

Cognate with Low German: kitte

Cognate with German: Kitz

Inherited from Middle English: *chit

Inherited from Old English: ċīþ

Cognate with Middle Dutch: kiede

Cognate with German: Keid

In summary

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.