Definition of chit

• n. - The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
• n. - A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
• n. - An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
• n. - A small tool used in cleaving laths.
• v. i. - To shoot out; to sprout.
• 3d sing. - Chideth.