"itty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-itty.wav Forms: ittier [comparative], ittiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪti Etymology: Baby-talk form of little + -y. Compare itsy-bitsy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-y}} -y, {{smallcaps|little}} little, {{smallcaps|-y}} -y, {{sup|6}} ⁶ Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} itty (comparative ittier, superlative ittiest)
  1. (informal) Extremely small; itty-bitty. Tags: informal Derived forms: itty bitty

Inflected forms

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