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itty, a. colloq.|ˈɪtɪ| Also ittie. [Baby-form of little a. + -y suffix6.] Used hypocoristically for ‘little’ (chiefly in reference to babies or small domestic animals).
1798Jane Austen Let. 27 Oct. (1932) I. 10 My dear itty Dordy's remembrance of me is very pleasing to me. 1853Mrs. Gaskell Cranford vii. 132 Come down stairs with me, poor ittie doggie, and it shall have its tea. 1938D. Runyon Furthermore viii. 159 He..starts whispering, ‘There, there, there, my itty oddleums.’ 1964Guardian 30 Oct. 13/3 Now, ah reckon Lady Bird an' ah will git ahselves an itty bit o' sleep. |