itty-bitty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of itty-bitty
1890–95; rhyming compound based on little bit; cf. -sy, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Probably the smallest things Mr. Payne observed being made were transistors, the itty-bitty devices that seem to control the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
It’s a real small, little, itty-bitty church, and there’s a lot of love among the people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
Having never lived outside of Chicago, she prized her independence and was reluctant to leave her friends, weekly yoga classes and the "itty-bitty house" she had lived in for decades.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a tiny mushroom erupting from the roughly thumb-size frog’s flank, like an itty-bitty fungal limb.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
“I saw a king and a queen and a itty-bitty princess,” shouted Mig.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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