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itty-bitty

[it-ee-bit-ee]
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adjective Informal.

very small; tiny.

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RELATED WORDS

small, mini, insignificant, slight, teeny, miniature, microscopic, minuscule, puny, little, toy, wee, petite, diminutive, pocket, midget, baby, model, mite, Lilliputian

Nearby words

  1. its,
  2. itself,
  3. itsukushima,
  4. itsy-bitsy,
  5. itty,
  6. itu,
  7. itunes,
  8. iturbi,
  9. iturbi, josé,
  10. itv
Also it·sy-bit·sy [it-see-bit-see] /ˈɪt siˈbɪt si/.

Origin of itty-bitty

1890–95; rhyming compound based on little bit; cf. -sy, -y1
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British Dictionary definitions for itsy-bitsy

itsy-bitsy

itty-bitty (ˈɪtɪˈbɪtɪ)

adjective

informal very small; tiny

Word Origin for itsy-bitsy

C20: baby talk alteration of little bit
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Word Origin and History for itsy-bitsy

itsy-bitsy

adj.

"charmingly small," 1890, from itty and/or bitsy. Bitsy-itsy is recorded from 1875.

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