ittyadj.

/ˈɪti/

Forms: Also ittie.

Etymology: Baby-form of little adj. + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial.

Used hypocoristically for ‘little’ (chiefly in reference to babies or small domestic animals).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

smallOE

littleOE

litec1275

a little wightc1275

petitc1390

weea1525

pusill1599

slender1610

lile1633

scantling1652

piccaninny1707

pinkie1718

insignificant1748

baby1750

leetle1755

tiddy1781

bit1786

inconsiderable1796

itty1798

peerie1808

tittya1825

titty-tottya1825

ickle1846

tiddly1868

peewee1877

lil1881

shirttail1881

inextensive1890

puny1898

liddle1906

pint-sized1921

pint-size1925

peedie1929

tenas1935

itsy-bitsy1938

itty-bitty1940

titchy1950

scrappy1985

1798 J. Austen Let. 27 Oct. (1995) 17 My dear itty Dordy's remembrance of me is very pleasing to me.

1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford vii. 132 Come down stairs with me, poor ittie doggie, and it shall have its tea.

1938 D. Runyon Furthermore viii. 159 He..starts whispering, ‘There, there, there, my itty oddleums.’

1964 Guardian 30 Oct. 13/3 Now, ah reckon Lady Bird an' ah will git ahselves an itty bit o' sleep.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	itty
释义	ittyadj. /ˈɪti/ Forms: Also ittie. Etymology: Baby-form of little adj. + -y suffix⁶. colloquial. Used hypocoristically for ‘little’ (chiefly in reference to babies or small domestic animals). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 1798 J. Austen Let. 27 Oct. (1995) 17 My dear itty Dordy's remembrance of me is very pleasing to me. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford vii. 132 Come down stairs with me, poor ittie doggie, and it shall have its tea. 1938 D. Runyon Furthermore viii. 159 He..starts whispering, ‘There, there, there, my itty oddleums.’ 1964 Guardian 30 Oct. 13/3 Now, ah reckon Lady Bird an' ah will git ahselves an itty bit o' sleep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1798
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