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
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
And brown betty had the boldness to demand molasses on top of apples!
From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Eleanor Gates
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
In April last year, nine-year-old Kerry Blue Terrier Betty became the first dog to complete the challenge alongside her owner Shona Marshall.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Karen Dry, who fears the ashes given to her by Legacy did not belong to her parents, Allan and Betty, said only a "full public inquiry" would satisfy her.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
She also appeared as former First Lady Betty Ford in Showtime’s 2022 project “The First Lady.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"The ball is now in the FCC's court," the ESO's institutional affairs officer Betty Kioko said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I look at her and before I can ask her if she wants to join, she says, “I’m not joining the Housewives’ League, Betty.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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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