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titch

titch

1 9.9
A very small person, often a child
  • noun
  • /tɪtʃ/
  • UK
translation icon : pequeño

Examples

  • But let me just interject a titch.

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  • I weary of it, and get a titch testy sometimes.

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  • The little boy was a real titch, but he had a big personality.

  • My daughter is a titch compared to her friends, making her look even younger.

  • At only four years old, he is a titch in a class full of older kids.

Synonyms

peanut
vstitch
  • Informal
39 7.7

A small child said in a friendly, loving way

stresses being very tiny rather than relative smallness for age
squirt
vstitch
  • Offensive
33 7.7

A small person, often a child, seen as unimportant

is more focused on true tiny physical size rather than importance
munchkin
vstitch
  • Informal
15 7.9

A small, cute child that adults call to show love

focuses more on extreme smallness rather than cuteness alone
small person
vstitch
5 1.8

A person who is shorter than most people and has a light build

is an informal, stronger term used for someone especially very tiny
little
vstitch
  • Informal
3 1.0

People call young children that in a caring way

adds stronger emphasis on being very small or tiny
Lilliputian
vstitch
  • Literature
2 9.9

A very small person or creature like one in a story

is informal everyday speech rather than literary or fantastical smallness
kidlet
vstitch
  • Informal
1 8.2

A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way

is used when the speaker wants to stress very small size
tike
vstitch
  • UK
1 8.7

A small child, often a boy, who is playful or naughty

leans more strongly toward meaning someone is very small
leetle
vstitch
  • Informal
1 9.9

A small child or person treated with love and care

is a stronger informal word stressing that someone is very tiny
littlun
vstitch
  • UK
1 9.3

A small child, said in a friendly way

is more forceful in meaning very tiny rather than just young
little moppet
vstitch
  • Baby Talk
1 8.4

A small, cute child often a baby or toddler

is less about cuteness and more about being very tiny
small fry
vstitch
  • Informal
1 7.4

Young children who are not yet adults

is narrower, stressing very tiny size especially for a child
pip-squeak
vstitch
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A small or young person who is not taken seriously

is similar informality but focuses on actual extreme smallness
manikin
vstitch
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A person who is much smaller than most people

is more colloquial and emphasizes very tiny size often playfully
tiddler
vstitch
  • UK
8.8

A very small child

is broader and more extreme, meaning very tiny person especially child
little dudelet
vstitch
  • Slang
9.9

A small boy people call in a friendly, playful way

is more about tiny physical size than playful address
half-pint
vstitch
  • Offensive
8.2

A rude name for a small or short person, often a child

is informal but instead highlights especially tiny physical stature
scraplet
vstitch
  • Offensive
9.9

A very small weak person used as an insult

is informal too but stresses tiny size without insult necessarily

Antonyms

73 1.0

A very large and strong person or thing

How Small

little
  • Informal
3 1.0
titch
  • UK
1 9.9

Surface Forms

titch singular
titches plural

Etymology

Titch probably comes from old local words that meant 'small' or 'little' and was used for tiny things and children. A helpful way to remember titch is to think of 'tiny', so a titch is a very small person or child.