mitt

noun

ˈmit 

plural mitts

1

: a usually protective covering for the hand: such as

a

: a woman's glove that leaves the fingers uncovered

b

: mitten sense 1

c

: baseball mitt

d

: a mitten that is made out of a thick material and used for taking hot dishes out of an oven

2

slang : hand

Examples of mitt in a Sentence

children bundled up in hats and mitts

He can hold anything in those big mitts of his.

Recent Examples on the Web

Reaching out with just his left hand, Brown needed just one mitt to haul in the grab for his second touchdown of the night in what was the Cowboys’ highlight play of the game. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

The ones that rose to the top came in lightweight liquid or mousse form and were easy to apply, mixed into lotion or with an application mitt. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2026

For a while, the Chicago Cubs right-hander wore a 12¾-inch mitt from Marucci, then upgraded to a 13-inch before the postseason with the Toronto Blue Jays last year. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Gair is a gigantic stuff-over-finesse reliever who can miss bats and targets and catchers’ mitts and strike zones in general. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for mitten

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing mitt

• baseball mitt
• oven mitt
• tip one's mitt

Rhymes for mitt

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

Kids Definition

mitt

noun

ˈmit 

1

: mitten

2

: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove