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itty-bitty
it·ty-bit·ty I0264800 (ĭt′ē-bĭt′ē) also it·sy-bit·sy (ĭt′sē-bĭt′sē)adj. Informal Very small.
[Probably alteration of little bit.]it•ty-bit•ty (ˈɪt iˈbɪt i) also it•sy-bit•sy (ˈɪt siˈbɪt si)
adj. Informal. very small; tiny. [1890–95; rhyming compound based on little bit] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  itty-bitty - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weenycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechlittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
itty-bitty
itty bittyExtremely small; tiny. Come on, Catherine, just try an itty bitty bite—if you don't like it, you don't have to eat the rest. You're scared of the neighbor's dog? But he's so itty bitty—he couldn't hurt you if you let him!See also: bitty, ittyitty-bittyVery small or petite; tiny. May I have an itty-bitty bite of your salmon? I just want a taste of it. How can you be afraid of such an itty-bitty spider?itty-bitty and itsy-bitsyvery small. (Childish.) I remember when you was just an itty-bitty baby. Gramma sewed with itsy-bitsy stitches.itty-bitty and itsy-bitsy (ˈɪdiˈbɪdi and ˈɪtsiˈbɪtsi) mod. tiny. Give me an itsy-bitsy piece. I’m on a diet. itty-bitty
Synonyms for itty-bittyadj (used informally) very smallSynonyms- bittie
- bitty
- itsy-bitsy
- teensy
- teensy-weensy
- teentsy
- teeny
- teeny-weeny
- wee
- weensy
- weeny
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