Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small songbird: A common name for various small, active, insect-eating birds belonging to the family Paridae, often found in Europe and Asia.
   • A mammary gland or nipple: A slang or informal term for a woman's breast or the nipple of a breast.
   • A light blow or tap: An archaic or dialectal term for a small, sharp hit.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Bird):
• Noun (Body part - informal/slang): (Note: This usage is informal and can be considered vulgar.)
• Noun (Blow - archaic): (This usage is now rare.)

Advanced Usage

• "tit for tat": An idiom meaning an equivalent given in retaliation or repayment; a blow for a blow.

Variants and Related Words

• Titmouse (n): Another name for birds of the family Paridae, especially in North America.
• Titty (n): A childish or vulgar slang variant for a breast. (Note: This is informal/vulgar.)

Synonyms

• For the bird: Chickadee (North American equivalent), tomtit.
• For the body part (informal): Boob, breast, knocker (all slang).

Related Phrases

• Tit-bit (n, chiefly British): A small and particularly interesting item of news or gossip; a delicacy. (Note: This is a compound word listed here as a variant.)

Related Idioms

• "tit for tat": As described in Advanced Usage, this is the primary, fixed idiom containing the word.

Noun

1. small insectivorous birds
2. the small projection of a mammary gland
3. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman