Etymology

titch

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Today it means: A very small person; a small child. Full definition →

Old English ticcen
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titch · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromticcen“young goat”
  2. English todaytitch

From the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s. Possibly also from, or influenced by, a word from Old English ticcen (“young goat”).

titch · noun, verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtechen
  2. English todaytitch

From Middle English techen, tüchen, variant or dialectal forms of Middle English touchen (“to touch”).

titch · verb3

Variant or colloquial pronunciation of teach.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishtechen all →

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