tita

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noun

An aunt; auntie.

UncommonScrabble 4

Meanings

tita1

nountita (plural titas)

plural titas

  1. PhilippinesAn aunt; auntie.
  2. PhilippinesslangA young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipina aunt.

Tita2

proper noun
  1. A female given name or nickname.

    Tita Cooley, 65, artist, filmmaker, peace activist and philanthropist whose “Moebius Play” won a prize at the 1985 Tokyo Film Festival.

    1995 October 21, “Tita Cooley; Award-Winning Filmmaker, Activist”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2025
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    As to the other parts, one must single out the Skald of Guy Rallibone, a capital performance, and just mention the women (none of them conspicuous in this play) represented by Miss Madge McIntosh, Miss Netta Westcott, Miss Tita Brand, and Miss Helen Haye.

    1913 March 2, “Here and There in Theatreland: ‘The Pretenders’ in English”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Sammy Cahn the songwriter (“High Hopes,” “All the way,” “Love and Marriage," and “The Second Time Around”), and Mrs. Tita Basile Curtis, an actress turned fashion coordinator, were married here this afternoon by Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Slatkin friends of the bridegroom.

    1970 August 3, “Sammy Cahn, Songwriter, and Former Actress Wed”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Spanishtita
  2. Tagalogtita
  3. Englishtita

From Tagalog tita, from Spanish tita.

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APA

tita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tita

MLA

“tita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tita.

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