chit

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈchit 

1

archaic : child

2

: a pert young woman

chit

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: a short letter or note

especially : a signed voucher of a small debt (as for food)

2

: a small slip of paper with writing on it

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English chitte kitten, cub

Noun (2)

Hindi ciṭṭhī & Urdu chitthī

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chit

• bit
• brit
• britt
• fit
• flit
• grit
• hit
• it
• kitt
• knit
• lit
• mitt