betty
1 Americannoun
plural
bettiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of betty
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening
Example Sentences
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I love all things cobbler, crumble, crisp and betty.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022
Sweet pie or homemade pudding, such as apple betty, bread pudding, rice pudding, custard; cookies or homemade cakes or gingerbread, canned fruit; canned babas au rhum, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
For dessert, there’s a rhubarb-apple betty topped with cinnamon creme anglaise.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
A phœbe lamp resembled a betty lamp, but had a shallow cup underneath to catch the dripping grease.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
The implement by which the burglar earns his daily bread is now called a jemmy, but in the 17th century we also find bess and betty.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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