tippytoe

or tip·py-toe

[tip-ee-toh]Informal.

noun, verb (used without object), tip·py·toed, tip·py·toe·ing, adjective, adverb

tiptoe.

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Origin of tippytoe

First recorded in 1935–40; by alteration

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Examples from the Web for tippy-toe

Historical Examples

Stealthily across the grass, Flossy went butterflywards, on tippy-toe.
Two Little Women
Carolyn Wells
Especially when you walk it on tippy-toe, which must be extra-wearisome to a body on feet shaped like yours, Mr. Geen.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch