A tit is a small European bird that eats insects and seeds. There are several kinds of tit.
2. See also blue tit
3. countable noun [usually plural]
A woman's tits are her breasts.
[informal, rude]
4. countable noun
If you call someone a tit, you are insulting them and saying that they are stupid.
[British, informal, rude, disapproval]
tit in British English1
(tɪt)
noun
1.
any of numerous small active Old World songbirds of the family Paridae (titmice), esp those of the genus Parus (bluetit, great tit, etc). They have a short bill and feed on insects and seeds
2.
any of various similar small birds
3. archaic or dialect
a worthless or worn-out horse; nag
Word origin
C16: perhaps of imitative origin, applied to small animate or inanimate objects; compareIcelandic tittr pin
tit in British English2
(tɪt)
noun vulgar, slang
1.
a female breast
2.
a teat or nipple
3. offensive
a girl or young woman
4. derogatory
a foolish person: often used as a term of address
Word origin
Old English titt; related to Middle Low German title, Norwegian titta
Tit. in British English
Bible
abbreviation for
Titus
Titus in British English
(ˈtaɪtəs)
noun
1. New Testament
a.
Saint. a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul. Feast day: Jan 26 or Aug 25
b.
the book written to him (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus), containing advice on pastoral matters
2.
full name Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus. ?40–81 ad, Roman emperor (78–81 ad)
Tit in American English
Bible
Titus
tit in American English1
(tɪt)
noun
a titmouse or other small bird
Word origin
titmouse
tit in American English2
(tɪt)
noun
1.
nipple (sense 1)
2.
a breast
in this sense now vulgar
Word origin
ME titte < OE tit, teat
tit in American English3
(tɪt)
noun
Rare
a small, worn-out, or inferior horse
Word origin
ME tit- in titmose, titmouse, titling: prob. child's term for “little,” seen also in ON tītlingr, little bird, Norw titta, little girl