Chit

n. [A-S. cidh, shoot, sprig, from the root cian, to germinate, Goth. keian. See CHILD.]

1. The first shooting or germination of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of potatoes.
2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; a crying chit.
3. An excrescence on some part of the body, as a wart, &c. [Obs.]