chit
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈchit 
1
archaic : child
2
: a pert young woman
chit
2 of 2noun (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)
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1
chits
noun
as in lasses
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lasses
- sheilas
- birds
- ingenues
- lassies
- debutantes
- debs
- fillies
- señoritas
- senoritas
- sisters
- ingénues
- damsels
- virgins
- maids
- maidens
- colleens
- mademoiselles
- demoiselles
- girls
- senhoritas
- mesdemoiselles
- misses
