What does nit in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nit in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nit in Spanish.

The word nit in Spanish means liendre, liendres, bobo, boba, criticón, criticona, quisquillosidad, quisquilloso/a. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nit

liendre

noun (head louse egg)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Use a lice comb to remove nits.

liendres

plural noun (UK, informal (head lice)

(nombre femenino plural: Sustantivo femenino que se usa únicamente en plural, con los artículos las o unas. Ejemplos: unas exequias, las albricias.)
Nits plague the nursery school.

bobo, boba

noun (UK, pejorative, slang (stupid person)

(nombre masculino, nombre femenino: Sustantivo que varía en género. Se usa el artículo masculino (el, un) o femenino (la, una) según el caso. Ejemplos: el alumno, la alumna; un doctor, una doctora.)
You didn't need to boil the egg for 20 minutes, you nit!

criticón, criticona

noun (figurative (pedant)

(nombre masculino, nombre femenino: Sustantivo que varía en género. Se usa el artículo masculino (el, un) o femenino (la, una) según el caso. Ejemplos: el alumno, la alumna; un doctor, una doctora.)

quisquillosidad

noun (pedantry, fussiness)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)

quisquilloso/a

adjective (pedantic, fussy)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
My nitpicking stepmother was never satisfied with my efforts.
Mi quisquillosa madrastra nunca estaba satisfecha con mis esfuerzos.

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