tit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small, active songbird that often feeds on insects and seeds

   A blue tit landed on the feeder outside my window.

2. 2
   noun

   an informal and often offensive word for a woman's breast or a nipple

   The comedian was criticized for making a crude joke about a tit.

The bird name comes from Middle English tit, probably an imitative or expressive name for something small. The anatomical sense is also found in Old English and is related to teat; although the two senses share the same spelling, they have distinct historical development.

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