noun.
The germ or embryo of a seed. See cut under wheat.
noun.
A pimple; a wart.
noun.
1. A young animal; a whelp.
noun.
Specifically— A young cat; a kitten.
noun.
A child or babe; a pert young person, especially a girl.
noun.
A kind of bird.
noun.
An instrument for cleaving laths.
A Middle English contraction of chideth Chaucer.
noun.
In the East Indies, China, Japan, etc., a note or letter; a short writing of any kind, as a letter of recommendation, a note of indebtedness, an order, a pass, etc. The form chitty is not in use in China and Japan.
noun.
plural Small rice.
noun.
Also used attributively. See chitty-faced.
To sprout; shoot, as a seed or plant.