- a child
- an immature or childish girl
Origin of chit
Middle English chitte, probably variant, variety of kitte, for kittenchit
chit- Chiefly Brit. a short note or letter; memorandum
- a voucher of a small sum owed for drink, food, etc.
Origin of chit
from chitty from Hindi chi??hi, letter, note from Sanskrit chitra, spot: see chintzWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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chit
noun
- A statement of an amount owed for food and drink, especially one signed to indicate acceptance of the charge.
- A short letter; a note.
- A ticket or token, especially one redeemable for food or drink.
- Informal An amount of credit considered as earned, especially by favorably impressing one having power or influence: earned vital chits with his party's leadership by making fundraising speeches.
Origin of chit
Obsolete chitty from Hindi ci&tlowdot;&tlowdot;hī note, letter probably from Sanskrit ci&slowdot;&tlowdot;a- message akin to Avestan cīš- to assign, referArchaic
noun
- A child.
- A young woman regarded as immature or insignificant.
Origin of chit
Middle English young animalTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural chits)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present chits, present participle chitting, simple past and past participle chitted)
- (intransitive, UK, dialect) To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.
- (UK, dialect) To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.
- (UK, dialect) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.
Origin
From Middle English chitte (“a young animal, cub, whelp”), from Old English *ċietten, 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.
Noun
(plural chits)
- (US and UK dated) A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.
- (pharmacology) A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.
- (India, China) A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
- (US, slang) A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.
Origin
From chitty from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note”) or चिट्टी (ciṭṭī, “letter, chit, written message”), possibly from Sanskrit चित्ति (citti, “thoughts”).
Interjection
- (US, slang, euphemistic) Alternative to using the vulgarity, shit.
Origin
Euphemistic variation of shit
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