adj
Meaning 1
Full of chits or sprouts.
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chitty
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/ˈt͡ʃɪti/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Afflicted with warts or pimples.
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adj
Meaning 3
Childish; like a baby.
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adj
Meaning 4
Like a pert young girl; impudent.
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name
Meaning 5
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 6
A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”).
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chit Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chitty From chit (“sprout”) + -y.
Etymology tree English chit Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chitty From chit (“young animal, whelp”) + -y.
Borrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.
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