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Definition mitten
Etymology
From Middle English myten, mitaine, from Old French mitan, miton, mitaine (“mitten”, literally “half-glove”) (Modern French mitaine), from Frankish *mitamo, *mittamo (“half”), superlative of *mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midj? (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *med?y- (“between, in the middle, center”). Cognate with Old High German mittamo, metemo (“half, in the middle”), Old Dutch medemest (“midmost”), Old English medeme (“middling, average, median”, literally “midmost, in the middle”). More at mid, middle.
Noun
mitten (plural mittens)
- A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- A cat's paw that is a different colour from the main body.
- (colloquial, dated, as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
Verb
mitten (third-person singular simple present mittens, present participle mittening, simple past and past participle mittened)
- (transitive) To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.
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