TITCH


Meaning of TITCH in English

/ tɪtʃ; NAmE / noun

( BrE , informal often humorous ) used as a way of talking about or addressing a very small person

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from Little Tich , stage name of Harry Relph (1868–1928), an English music-hall comedian of small stature. He was given the nickname because he resembled Arthur Orton (1834-98), the English butcher who returned to England from Australia in 1866 claiming to be heir to the Tichborne estate.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.