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tit

/tɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A mammary gland, teat.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
  3. An idiot; a fool.
  4. A police officer; a "tithead".
  5. A light blow or hit (now usually in the phrase tit for tat).
  6. To strike lightly, tap, pat.
  7. To taunt, to reproach.
  8. A chickadee; a small passerine bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae, common in the Northern Hemisphere.
  9. Any of various other small passerine birds.
  10. A small horse; a nag.
  11. A young girl, later especially a minx, hussy.
  12. A morsel; a bit.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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