"tidbit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪd.bɪt/, [tʰɪd̚.bɪt̚] Audio: en-us-tidbit.ogg Forms: tidbits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From tid (“fond, tender, nice”) + bit (“morsel”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|tid|bit|t1=fond, tender, nice|t2=morsel}} tid (“fond, tender, nice”) + bit (“morsel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tidbit (plural tidbits)
  1. A tasty morsel (of food). Tags: US Categories (topical): Foods Translations (a tasty morsel of food): вкусна хапка (vkusna hapka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), herkkupala (Finnish), makupala (Finnish), Leckerbissen [masculine] (German), makuin (Ingrian), bocconcino [masculine] (Italian), leccornia [feminine] (Italian), komekome (Maori), whakapūwharu (Maori), Lakjabeskje [neuter] (Plautdietsch), ла́комый кусо́к (lákomyj kusók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tidbit-en-noun-3Fi9VXhY Disambiguation of Foods: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'a tasty morsel of food': 99 1
  2. A short item of news or gossip. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-tidbit-en-noun-1JbkEgKJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: titbit [Commonwealth]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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