hettie

/ (ˈhɛtɪ) informal /

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adjective

heterosexual

noun

a heterosexual person

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Word Origin for hettie

C20: shortened from heterosexual

Words nearby hettie

heterozygous, heth, He that is not with me is against me, hetman, hetmanate, hettie, Hetty, het up, HEU, heuchera, heulandite

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How to use hettie in a sentence

So Hettie put the chicken in a cage, with some wool to cover it, and fed it several times every day, till it came to know her.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
That was a new idea to Hettie; and it puzzled her little brain for a minute: then she laughed out, "Shall I be their grandmother?"
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
Aunt Jennie told our little Hettie that she might have it for her own, if she would take care of it.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
Hettie Penning was with them, and everyone present had been sworn to secrecy about her share in the tragedy of the previous night.
The Oakdale Affair|Edgar Rice Burroughs

Well, I went up street and down street, and then gave my seat to Hettie Keefer.
To and Through Nebraska|Frances I. Sims Fulton