chitte

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *ċitten, from Proto-West Germanic *kittīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną.

Alternative forms

  • chytte

Noun

chitte (plural chittes)

  1. (rare) A young animal, cub, whelp
Descendants
  • English: chit
  • Scots: chit, cheet
    • ⇒ Scots: cheetie, cheety

Etymology 2

Noun

chitte

  1. (Lincolnshire) alternative form of schete (“sheet”)
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