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- [Sephardic Hebrew gee-teen; Ashkenazic Hebrew git-in]
- /Sephardic Hebrew giˈtin; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɪt ɪn/
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- [Sephardic Hebrew gee-teen; Ashkenazic Hebrew git-in]
- /Sephardic Hebrew giˈtin; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɪt ɪn/
Definitions of gittin word
- noun gittin an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion. 1
- noun gittin a return of a ball, as in tennis, that would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent. 1
- noun gittin British Slang. something earned, as salary, profits, etc.: What's your week's get? a child born out of wedlock. 1
- verb with object gittin to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object gittin to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object gittin to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
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Origin of gittin
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Gittin
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gittin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gittin
noun gittin
- heir — a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- offspring — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- scion — a descendant.
- product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- brood — A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
Antonyms for gittin
noun gittin
- parent — a father or a mother.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- predecessor — parent
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?