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betty
1 American
[bet-ee]
/ ˈbɛt i /
noun
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betties
plural
Betty
2
American
[bet-ee]
/ ˈbɛt i /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of betty
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening
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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
A phœbe lamp resembled a betty lamp, but had a shallow cup underneath to catch the dripping grease.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Alice Morse Earle
"I've just learned to make apple-pie and brown betty."
From Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
It won for best comedy casting, best comedy guest actress Betty Gilpin and six technical awards.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Since he filed the report, Matson alleges, his neighbors’ dogs have killed two more of his ostriches, Shrek and Stella, while a third, Betty, choked on plastic trash that he claims came from their yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I was 14 and had my first boyfriend. Thanksgiving was coming. I picked from Betty Crocker—corn pudding. Everybody had a little to be nice. I was totally embarrassed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It's handmade, from Ghana, and Betty, who sells it to me, says it's made of cotton.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
I measured the flour and the salt and the baking powder, and the whole time, Betty Allen was standing at the counter opposite me humming under her breath.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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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