titty
1 Americannoun
noun
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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
Example Sentences
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Phillip Larkin was a librarian in Hull, Whitby inspired Dracula, and it's easy to imagine John, Susan, Titty and Roger, from Swallows and Amazons, still pottering about on Derwentwater.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2016
Ransome had "basically insinuated that Aleppo was not a good place to bring up Titty, and they could give her a better life and education in England," says Barbara.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2016
And Arthur Ransome's famous book about the Walker children - John, Susan, Titty and Roger - is being retold in a new film that comes out on Friday.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2016
The Ransomes offered to take the then teenage Titty back to England with them, upsetting her parents.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2016
Pho! dear Titty, I knew you loved me all the while"—whined Huckaback, "and meant no harm; you wasn't yourself when you did it—and besides, I deserved ten times more!
From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel
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