chid

See also: chíd

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: CHĭd, IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɪd

Verb

chid

1. simple past of chide

   Synonyms: chided, chode

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

     Jones chid the pedagogue for his interruption, and then the stranger proceeded.

   • a. 1790, Benjamin Franklin, “Beginning Life as a Printer”, in Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‎^[1], New York: Henry Holt and Company, published 1916:

     When about 16 years of age I happened to meet with a book, written by one Tryon, recommending a vegetable diet. I determined to go into it. […] My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

2. past participle of chide

   Synonyms: chidden, chided

Derived terms

• unchid

Anagrams

• dich

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʲiðʲ/

Pronoun

chid

1. lenited form of cid

Pali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छिद् (chid).

Root

chid

1. to cut

Derived terms

Verbs

• chedāpayati
• chedāpeti
• chindati

Non-present participles, gerundives, absolutives and infinitives

• chinna

Nouns

• chettar