titty
1 Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of titty1
First recorded in 1740–50; tit 2 + -y 2
Origin of titty2
1715–25; perhaps originally form of sister in children's speech
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Do aw ooin thi? its a pity, Hush! nah prathi dunnot freat; Goa an' snoozle to thi titty, Tha'rt too young for trouble yet.
From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John
It is in reference to this peculiar character of the cat, that she is made to use the fond diminutive appellation of titty mouse.
From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick
Why wouldn't I love her when I sucked titty from her breast when my mammy was working in the field?
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
He had a wee titty that lo'ed na me, Because I was twice as bonnie as she; She raised sic a pother 'twixt him and his mother That werena my heart's licht, I wad dee.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
How did ye find our poor bairn the day, titty Jean?
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
"And mind be sure and tell him that grannie and the titties, and, abune a', Grace and mysell, are weel and thriving, and that it's a' his doing—that canna but please him, ane wad think."
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
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