Word: nitpicking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nit
pi
cking
Definition: The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
Morphemes:
Affix: nit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The egg of a louse; wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
Affix: pick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.