betty

¹ American  

[bet-ee] / ˈbɛt i /

noun

PLURAL

betties

1. brown betty.

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Betty ² American  

[bet-ee] / ˈbɛt i /

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

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Etymology

Origin of betty

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening

Example Sentences

The contemporary, Earthly versions of the characters, played by Betty Buckley and Barry Primus at the start of their film, bicker on their way to their daughter’s gender reveal party.

From Salon

Gillian in fact, when I blurbed “Gone Girl” — and now it’s kind of hilarious, it’s like once upon a time, I blurbed this third novel by the up-and-comer Gillian Flynn — she had, as a gift, sent me a copy of the book, “Until the Twelfth of Never,” and it’s the book that inspired the two miniseries based on the Betty Broderick story out of Southern California.

From Salon

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced its support for a catalytic investment fund called Catalytic Capital for the Agricultural Transition aimed at bringing more cash into sustainable soy and cattle farming without adding to habitat loss in Brazil in the run-up to the conference.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an essay published by the New York Times in 1977, she wrote: “I come from a long line of women, most of them more Edith Bunker than Betty Friedan, who never knew they were unfulfilled…. They took pride in a clean, comfortable home and satisfaction in serving a good meal because no one had explained that the only work worth doing is that for which you get paid.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A personal trainer has revealed women's activewear brand Sweaty Betty offered her a settlement of £4,000 over a disputed slogan if she agreed not to further challenge the firm's use of it, and agreed to keep the deal confidential.

From BBC