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titch¹

  • /tɪt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɪtʃ

Where it comes from

From the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s. Possibly also from, or influenced by, a word from Old English ticcen (“young goat”).

noun titches

  1. UK, colloquial A very small person; a small child. I ain't afraid of a titch like you.
  2. UK, colloquial A small amount. Is there any milk left? Just a titch.

titch²

  • /tɪt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɪtʃ

Where it comes from

From Middle English techen, tüchen, variant or dialectal forms of Middle English touchen (“to touch”).

noun titches

  1. colloquial A small amount of something. I'll have just a titch more cake.

verb titches · titching · titched

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of touch Vur Bob eszul wis awful titch'd An went jist like a hoss a witch'd.

titch³

  • /tɪt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɪtʃ

Where it comes from

Variant or colloquial pronunciation of teach.

verb titches · titching · titched

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of teach “yass, dass all right: but how we know you titch English? Nobody can’t tell you titchin’ him right or no.”

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{titch_2026,
  title = {titch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/titch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}