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

Intj

Shit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɪt/

Etymology

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.