itsy-bitsyadj.

/ˈɪtsɪˈbɪtsi/

Etymology: Baby-form of little adj. + bitsy adj.: see -sy suffix².

colloquial.

Small, (charmingly) insubstantial, tiny; also, used disparagingly: arty-crafty, twee. Cf. itty-bitty adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

smallOE

littleOE

litec1275

a little wightc1275

petitc1390

weea1525

pusill1599

slender1610

lile1633

scantling1652

piccaninny1707

pinkie1718

insignificant1748

baby1750

leetle1755

tiddy1781

bit1786

inconsiderable1796

itty1798

peerie1808

tittya1825

titty-tottya1825

ickle1846

tiddly1868

peewee1877

lil1881

shirttail1881

inextensive1890

puny1898

liddle1906

pint-sized1921

pint-size1925

peedie1929

tenas1935

itsy-bitsy1938

itty-bitty1940

titchy1950

scrappy1985

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee

artsy-craftsy1902

twee1905

cutie-pie1940

itsy-bitsy1958

cutesy1968

1938 I. Goldberg Wonder of Words viii. 162 Itsy-bitsy (little bit).

1950 R. Chandler Trouble is my Business 23 The same clerk was nuzzling at the same itsy-bitsy moustache.

1953 P. Jones Birthday Honours in Plays of Year IX. 567 You should be allowed to revolve radiantly at some cocktail party..a dry martini in one hand and an itsy-bitsy little thing on a stick in the other.

1957 P. Wildeblood Main Chance 197 An itsy-bitsy tot of vodka and a teeny-weeny tranquilliser.

1958 Observer 15 June 11/2 The rather sentimental and itsy-bitsy patterns that used to be considered suitable for wear by the young.

1972 ‘H. Howard’ Nice Day for Funeral iii. 45 If Frankie was here he'd break you into itsy-bitsy pieces.

1972 Lady 29 June 1052/1 Country accessories are also bold, far less itsy-bitsy than many town-worn ones.

Derivatives

ˈitsy-ˈbitsiness n.

ΚΠ

1967 House & Garden Mar. 74/1 The Peter Pan statue..is the embodiment of all sentimental itsy-bitsiness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	itsy-bitsy
释义	itsy-bitsyadj. /ˈɪtsɪˈbɪtsi/ Etymology: Baby-form of little adj. + bitsy adj.: see -sy suffix². colloquial. Small, (charmingly) insubstantial, tiny; also, used disparagingly: arty-crafty, twee. Cf. itty-bitty adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee artsy-craftsy1902 twee1905 cutie-pie1940 itsy-bitsy1958 cutesy1968 1938 I. Goldberg Wonder of Words viii. 162 Itsy-bitsy (little bit). 1950 R. Chandler Trouble is my Business 23 The same clerk was nuzzling at the same itsy-bitsy moustache. 1953 P. Jones Birthday Honours in Plays of Year IX. 567 You should be allowed to revolve radiantly at some cocktail party..a dry martini in one hand and an itsy-bitsy little thing on a stick in the other. 1957 P. Wildeblood Main Chance 197 An itsy-bitsy tot of vodka and a teeny-weeny tranquilliser. 1958 Observer 15 June 11/2 The rather sentimental and itsy-bitsy patterns that used to be considered suitable for wear by the young. 1972 ‘H. Howard’ Nice Day for Funeral iii. 45 If Frankie was here he'd break you into itsy-bitsy pieces. 1972 Lady 29 June 1052/1 Country accessories are also bold, far less itsy-bitsy than many town-worn ones. Derivatives ˈitsy-ˈbitsiness n. ΚΠ 1967 House & Garden Mar. 74/1 The Peter Pan statue..is the embodiment of all sentimental itsy-bitsiness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1938
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