"bitty" meaning in English

See bitty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitty.wav Forms: bittier [comparative], bittiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪti Etymology: From bit + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bit|y}} bit + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bitty (comparative bittier, superlative bittiest)
  1. Containing bits; fragmented.
    Sense id: en-bitty-en-adj-eJZIi847
  2. Very small.
    Sense id: en-bitty-en-adj-bimYmetD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Size Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 69 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 31 43 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 85 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 88 4 Disambiguation of Size: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bittily, bittiness, bitty box, itty-bitty, itty bitty, litty bitty, litty-bitty

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitty.wav Forms: bitties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪti Etymology: From bit + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bit|y}} bit + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitty (plural bitties)
  1. Alternative form of bittie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bittie
    Sense id: en-bitty-en-noun-bUxKvsEl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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