- Main Entry:
- 1nit

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈnit\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu; akin to Old High German hniz nit, Greek konid-, konis
- Date:
- before 12th century
1: the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
; also : the insect itself when young2: a minor shortcoming