mitt

noun

1
a
: a woman's glove that leaves the fingers uncovered
c
: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove made in the style of a mitten
2
slang : hand

Examples of mitt in a Sentence

children bundled up in hats and mitts He can hold anything in those big mitts of his.
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McMillan, who also has dependable mitts, caught a couple of quick passes on out routes. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2025 Red Sox reliever Jordan Hicks had previously intentionally walked Max Kepler to load the bases and on his fifth pitch to Sosa, a slider away, Sosa checked his swing and his bat clearly ticked the mitt of Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025 According to the Vintage Base Ball Association, most players were in the field bare-handed, and gloves and mitts didn’t become common until the mid-1880s. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025 The highlight of Bellinger’s night came when his third home run just cleared the wall in right-center field and was snagged by a young fan who put his mitt above the glove of center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who may have caught it otherwise. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mitt

Word History

Etymology

short for mitten

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of mitt was in 1757

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“Mitt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitt. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

mitt

noun
1
: mitten
2
: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove

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