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
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 Alice Morse Earle
"I've just learned to make apple-pie and brown betty."
From Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Among the most requested books was Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bonadeo, a semiretired general contractor who is now 72, and Betty McDonald had six children they had adopted in their 50s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
It won for best comedy casting, best comedy guest actress Betty Gilpin and six technical awards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Guest actress in a comedy series Betty Gilpin, “Widow’s Bay”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Betty Allen said, “Maybe when we have baked this cake, we will take a big old piece of it to your granny at the Good Night, Sleep Tight.”
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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