titty-tottyadj.n.
/ˈtɪtɪˌtɒti/, U.S. /ˈtɪdiˌtɑdi/ English regional (chiefly East Anglian).
Very small; extremely tiny. Also as n.: something which is very small.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]
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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
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing
minutea1450
minim1590
mite1594
titmouse1596
moteling1605
atom1633
thingling1652
long-little1653
parvitude1659
bodikin1668
eschantillon1720
niff-naff1808
smolt1808
runt1819
titty-tottya1825
featherweight1838
thinglet1839
shable1842
thumb1854
nubbin1857
speckle1882
teeny-weeny1894
hickey1909
tiddler1937
pinhead1951
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Titty, titty-totty, very small; tiny.
1893 H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 56 Titty totty, extremely tiny.
1943 J. W. Day Farming Adventure v. 62 He hed a little owd titty-totty boy from Tollesbury as a hand—a furriner!
1970 Morning Star 28 Mar. 2/8 It is a titty-totty of a tree, a crab apple, a tree nonetheless.
2012 @lornarichardson 1 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Look at the titty-totty hedgehog we found.., photo is crap, I know, but it was so tiny!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.a1825