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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1708144
On March 5, 1919, cartoonist W.K. Haselden published a comic in the British newspaper The Mirror, illustrating what the world would be like if telephones were portable.
Who tf names their baby Mite, is it short for Mitael?
Mite is slang for something very small. It’s the name of a very very tiny insect. So it is probably being used here as a term of endearment.
It’s a bit of English slang that fell out of use decades back. It’s an endearing way if refering to a small child. It fits perfectly with the age of the comic.