nit



nit-picker

n. a person who is hypercritical. Mary is such a nit-picker!

nit-picking

n. too much minor criticism; overly particular criticism; nagging. Enough nit-picking! What are the major problems?

pick nits

To find fault in a petty way; nitpick.
See also: nit, pick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CareyKER-eeIrish, English
&Thorn;RÓNdr-Ancient Scandinavian
Lochlainn-Irish
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
LynnLINEnglish
Dane[dein]