itty-bittyadj.

Etymology: < itty, perhaps representing a child's pronunciation of little adj. + bitty adj. Compare itsy-bitsy adj.

= itsy-bitsy 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

1938 Amer. Speech 13 314/1 Itty bitty kitty from the city, a country yokel who tries to be a cat.]

1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxiii. 253 Itty-bitty frame houses on the wrong side of town.

1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder xiii. 89 No big swallows now. Itty-bitty sips—and take your time.

1968 W. Garner Deep, Deep Freeze v. 62 I'll move every ittybitty piece on that goddammed fancy board.

1969 L. Kennedy Very Lovely People i. 35 I felt, here I am in this itty-bitty tropical village, a tremendous long ways from anywhere.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	itty-bitty
释义	itty-bittyadj. Etymology: < itty, perhaps representing a child's pronunciation of little adj. + bitty adj. Compare itsy-bitsy adj. = itsy-bitsy 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 1938 Amer. Speech 13 314/1 Itty bitty kitty from the city, a country yokel who tries to be a cat.] 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxxiii. 253 Itty-bitty frame houses on the wrong side of town. 1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder xiii. 89 No big swallows now. Itty-bitty sips—and take your time. 1968 W. Garner Deep, Deep Freeze v. 62 I'll move every ittybitty piece on that goddammed fancy board. 1969 L. Kennedy Very Lovely People i. 35 I felt, here I am in this itty-bitty tropical village, a tremendous long ways from anywhere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1940
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