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tait¹

  • /teɪt/

Sounds like tate, Tate, Tait · Rhymes with -eɪt

Where it comes from

A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal.

noun taits

  1. The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).

Tait²

  • /teɪt/

Sounds like Tate · Rhymes with -eɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English Tayte, Tayt, Teyt (personal name), from Middle English tayt, teyte (“cheerful, merry”), from Old Norse teitr (“cheerful, glad”), from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”). Cognate with Old English tāt (“glad”, attested in names), Old High German zeiz (“loving, pleasant, tender”).

proper noun Taits

  1. A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tet, tat, fairweather, were, tate, honey possum, noolbenger, feathertail, fairy possum, honeysucker, honey bear, ringtail, tawny, honey kite, tataupa, hooded tinamou

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"tait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tait

Chicago

"tait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tait.

BibTeX
@misc{tait_2026,
  title = {tait},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tait},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}