titty

[ tit-ee ]

/ ˈtɪt i /

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noun, plural tit·ties.Slang: Usually Vulgar.

a breast or teat.

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Origin of titty

First recorded in 1740–50; tit² + -y²

titty²

[ tit-ee ]

/ ˈtɪt i /

noun, plural tit·ties.Scot. Informal.

1715–25; perhaps originally form of sister in children's speech

Titty and Tatty are among the many rhyming compounds of which the meaning is no longer clear.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein
I tell Titty Ann fer look at we nuncle, gwan bahckwud by sundown.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
"Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse" also ends in a universal calamity which seems to arise from a cause of no great importance.
English Fairy Tales|Anonymous
Titty Mouse gleaned an ear of corn, and Tatty Mouse gleaned an ear of corn.
English Fairy Tales|Flora Annie Steel

But when Titty went to put hers in, the pot tumbled over, and scalded her to death, and Tatty sat down and wept.
English Fairy Tales|Flora Annie Steel