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From toto +‎ -ito. Sense 2 is calqued from Spanish mijo.

tito class I/II (plural watito or titosi)

baby, child, son, daughter
Tito mi ten 3 añosi.
My child is 3 years old.
(childish, endearing) my child, my son, my daughter
(colloquial) bro, man, dawg

Probably in analogy with diminutive suffix -ito. Sense 3 and 4 derived from the idea of having a short penis.

tito

small
Wachawa ni tito.
Lice are small.
short, narrow
Synonym: nene

Chika tani tito tempote; bili ya wazazi ye ni tito també.
The girl was always short; both her parents were also short.
(colloquial, vulgar) sexually inept
(colloquial) chicken, cowardly, weak

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 ==Ganymedian==
-===Etymology===
-From {{com|gnym|toto|-ito}}. Sense 2 is calqued from {{der|gnym|es|mijo}}.
 ===Pronunciation===
 * {{ipa+|gnym|[ˈtito]}}
-===Noun===
+===Etymology 1===
+From {{com|gnym|toto|-ito}}. Sense 2 is calqued from {{der|gnym|es|mijo}}.
+====Noun====
 {{head|gnym|n|g=cI,cII|plural|watito|or|titosi}}
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 # {{label|gnym|childish|endearing}} my child, my son, my daughter
 # {{label|gnym|colloquial}} bro, man, dawg
+===Etymology 2===
+Probably in analogy with diminutive suffix {{l|gnym|-ito}}. Sense 3 and 4 derived from the idea of having a short penis.
+====Adjective====
+{{head|gnym|adj}}
+# small
+#: {{ux|gnym|Wachawa ni '''tito'''.|Lice are '''small'''.}}
+# short, narrow
+#: {{syn|gnym|nene}}
+#: {{ux|gnym|Chika tani tito tempote; bili ya wazazi ye ni tito també.|The girl was always '''short'''; both her parents were also '''short'''.}}
+# {{label|gnym|colloquial|vulgar}} sexually inept
+# {{label|gnym|colloquial}} chicken, cowardly, weak
+====Derived terms====
+{{col|gnym|titó}}