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  betty

  noun

  brown betty.
• Betty
  Betty

  noun

  a first name, form of Elizabeth.

betty

¹ American  

[bet-ee] / ˈbɛt i /

noun

betties plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• betties
  plural

Etymology

Origin of betty

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening

Example Sentences

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betty Betty betties

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

And brown betty had the boldness to demand molasses on top of apples!

From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Gates, Eleanor

"I've just learned to make apple-pie and brown betty."

From Understood Betsy by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

My love for baking was born from a humble box of Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

Rothschild’s mother, Betty, had instilled in her son knowledge of and devotion to the Jewish faith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

But Toni Atkins and Betty Yee eventually fell by the wayside, leaving just Katie Porter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Betty Brown said King Charles III made the comment as she received her OBE at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Miranda raised her eyebrows at Vanessa and Gladys and Betty Lee.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Small flasks, like those for Florence wine, are also called betties.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis