tidbit
1Tidbit — Tid bit , n. [Tid + bit.] A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel. [Written also {titbit}.] [1913 Webster] …
2tidbit — (n.) c.1640, probably from dialectal tid fond, solicitous, tender + BIT (Cf. bit) (n.1) morsel …
3tidbit — [n] tiny portion bit, bite, delicacy, goody*, morsel, mouthful, snack, soupçon, titbit, treat; concepts 458,835 Ant. lot …
4tidbit — (Brit. titbit) ► NOUN 1) a small piece of tasty food. 2) a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. ORIGIN from dialect tid «tender» (of unknown origin) + BIT(Cf. ↑bit) …
5tidbit — [tid′bit΄] n. [dial. tid, small object + BIT2] a pleasing or choice bit of food, news, gossip, etc …
6tidbit — UK [ˈtɪdbɪt] / US [ˈtɪdˌbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms tidbit : singular tidbit plural tidbits American a titbit …
7tidbit — titbit, tidbit Titbit is the usual spelling in BrE and tidbit in AmE. The first element is probably derived from an English dialect word tid meaning ‘tender, nice, special’ …
8tidbit — 1) bite (a small piece of fish breaded or coated with batter, weighing less than 1 oz. Of various shapes such as round, square, or irregular. May be cut from regular blocks or blocks of minced fish. Generally sold by count, 25 35 per lb. Also… …
9tidbit — See tidbit, titbit …
10tidbit — tid|bit [ tıd,bıt ] noun count AMERICAN a small piece of food a tidbit of news/gossip/information a small piece of interesting news or information …
