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a mite of a child

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  • Mite Kremnitz — (January 4, 1852, Greifswald – July 18, 1916 in Berlin), born Marie von Bardeleben (pen names George Allan, Ditto and Idem), was a German writer. Biography Kremnitz was the daughter of the famous surgeon Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben. She grew in …   Wikipedia

  • mite — [maıt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a very small creature that lives in plants, ↑carpets etc 2.) spoken a small child, especially one that you feel sorry for ▪ Poor mite! You must be starving! 3.) a mite slightly = ↑a bit ▪ She s a mite shy. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mite — [ maıt ] noun count 1. ) a very small insect that lives in foods, on plants, or on animals 2. ) SPOKEN a young child or animal, especially one you feel sorry for a mite OLD FASHIONED 1. ) slightly: He looked a mite upset. 2. ) a small amount of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mite — Ⅰ. mite [1] ► NOUN ▪ a minute arachnid, several kinds of which are parasitic. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. mite [2] ► NOUN 1) a small child or animal. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • child — [n] very young person adolescent, anklebiter*, babe, baby, bairn, bambino, brat, cherub, chick, cub, descendant, dickens*, imp, infant, innocent, issue, juvenile, kid, kiddie*, lamb*, little angel*, little darling*, little doll*, little one,… …   New thesaurus

  • mite — [[t]ma͟ɪt[/t]] mites 1) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv A mite means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme. I can t help feeling just a mite uneasy about it... I ve got a copy, I said, a mite shamefacedly. Syn: a… …   English dictionary

  • mite — 1. n. any small arachnid of the order Acari, having four pairs of legs when adult. Derivatives: mity adj. Etymology: OE mite f. Gmc 2. n. & adv. n. 1 hist. a Flemish copper coin of small value. 2 any small monetary unit. 3 a small object or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mite —    The basic sense of ‘mite’ is something very small; the word is therefore applied to a child or to a diminutive person. ‘Come here, you poor wee mite’ would typically be said to a child for whom one feels sorry, but Laurie Lee, in Cider with… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • mite — I. /maɪt / (say muyt) noun any of various small arachnids (order Acari) with a saclike body, many being parasitic on plants and animals, others living in cheese, flour, unrefined sugar, etc. {Middle English myte, Old English mīte} II. /maɪt /… …  

  • mite — mite1 noun a minute arachnid with four pairs of legs, several kinds of which are parasitic. [Order Acari: many species.] Origin OE mīte, of Gmc origin. mite2 noun 1》 a small child or animal. 2》 a very small amount.     ↘historical a small coin,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • mite — noun (C) 1 a very small insect that lives in plants, carpets etc 2 a small child, especially one that you feel sorry for: Poor mite! You must be starving! 3 a mite shy/boring/nervous etc slightly shy, boring, nervous etc 4 a mite of old fashioned …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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