[nit] n [ME nite, fr. OE hnitu; akin to OHG hniz nit, Gk konid-, konis] (bef. 12c): the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also: the insect itself when young
[2]nit n (ca. 1941) chiefly Brit: nitwit
[nit] n [ME nite, fr. OE hnitu; akin to OHG hniz nit, Gk konid-, konis] (bef. 12c): the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also: the insect itself when young
[2]nit n (ca. 1941) chiefly Brit: nitwit
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012