Pip

Pip
noun /pɪp/
A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.

My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.


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(as a chicken), , ,


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  • Pip — may refer to:Noun and namePeople* Pip, any of the backup singers for Gladys Knight in the American R B group Gladys Knight the Pips, active from 1953 to 1989 * Pip, short for Philip Pirrip, the name given by Charles Dickens to the protagonist of… …   Wikipedia

  • Pip — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pip — Ⅰ. pip [1] ► NOUN ▪ a small hard seed in a fruit. ORIGIN abbreviation of PIPPIN(Cf. ↑pippin). Ⅱ. pip [2] ► NOUN (the pips) Brit …   English terms dictionary

  • pip — pip1 [pip] n. [contr. < PIPPIN] 1. a small seed, as of an apple, pear, or orange 2. [Old Slang] a person or thing much admired pip2 [pip] n. [earlier peep < ?] 1. any of the suit indicating figures on playing cards, or any of th …   English World dictionary

  • Pip — Pip, n. [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. p[ e]pie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. {Pituite}.] A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pip — interj. 1. paukštelio cyptelėjimui nusakyti: Pip! – čirptelėjo paukščiukas J.Balč. 2. sučepsėjimui rūkant nusakyti: Įsigeidęs rūkyti, jis iškišdavo pypkę pro durų plyšį. – Pip, pip! – ateidavo balsas iš pirties P.Cvir. ◊ nė pìp visai nieko: Pas… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Pip — Pip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pipping}.] [See {Peep}.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. [1913 Webster] To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • PiP — Картинка в Картинке PiP (англ.  …   Википедия

  • pip|y — «PY pee», adjective, pip|i|er, pip|i|est. 1. pipelike; tubular. 2. piping; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pip — Pip, n. [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. {Pippin}.] (Bot.) A seed, as of an apple or orange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pip — Pip, n. [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. {Pique}.] One of the conventional figures or spots on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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