betty
noun
betty
1 American
[bet-ee]
/ ˈbɛt i /
noun
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betties
plural
Betty
2
American
[bet-ee]
/ ˈbɛt i /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of betty
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening
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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
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 Ernest Weekley
Seating himself on a bench he lit the betty lamp on the wall, and laying out his knives and gouges he began to carve a face on the wood.
From In the Days of the Guild by Louise Lamprey
“Outlaws” is how he described people like himself and his friend Betty Carey, a professional poker player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Betty Matheson, 78, was forced out of her privately-rented home and was unable to return for several months while the house was gutted, rewired and restored.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
This graduation overhaul is about “creating deeper, more meaningful educational experiences,” said state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It won for best comedy casting, best comedy guest actress Betty Gilpin and six technical awards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
When we got back to the pink house in the woods, it smelled sweet again, because Betty Allen was baking another one of her seventeen cakes.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Small flasks, like those for Florence wine, are also called betties.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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