titch

Etymology 1

From the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s.

noun

1. (Britain, colloquial) A very small person; a small child.
   I ain't afraid of a titch like you.
   We called him Titch because he was a tiny little man, and he had a mop of black hair. 1995, Philip Mitchell, One Moonlit Night, translation of Un Nos Ola Leuad by Caradog Prichard, page 106

Etymology 2

From Middle English techen, tüchen, variant or dialectal forms of Middle English touchen (“to touch”).

noun

1. (colloquial) A small amount of something.
   I'll have just a titch more cake.
   ...and just a titch of my special pepper sauce over these turnip greens, everybody loves turnip greens. 1988, Howard Lewis Russell, Rush to Nowhere, page 148

verb

1. Pronunciation spelling of touch.
   Vur Bob eszul wis awful titch'd / An went jist like a hoss a witch'd. 1865, Nathan Hogg, Poetical Letters, page 63
   There was some sort of affray between you and Flood. The constables separated you. What led to this? ¶ […] I titched Noah and Noah titched me and my hat falled off. 1894, Sabine Baring-Gould, Kitty Alone, page 120

Etymology 3

Variant or colloquial pronunciation of teach.

verb

1. Pronunciation spelling of teach.
   yass, dass all right: but how we know you titch English? Nobody can’t tell you titchin’ him right or no. 1888, George Washington Cable, Bonaventure, page 114