Nit

Morpheme

Nit

Type

free base

Denotation

louse egg, young louse

Etymology

Middle English nite; Old English hnitu

Evidence

nit, nitpick, nitpicked, nitpicker, nitpicker, nitpicking, nitpicks, nitpicky, nits, nitted, nittier, nittiest, nitting, nitty

Homographs

Nit