chit Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect
- she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class
- she's a saucy chit
noun the bill in a restaurant
tab; check.
- he asked the waiter for the check

Cf. AS. ci shoot, sprig, from the same root as cinan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.

The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.
An excrescence on the body, as a wart. Obs.
A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.

To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.