"pitty" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pitty.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pitty (countable and uncountable, plural pitties)
  1. Obsolete spelling of pity. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: pity
    Sense id: en-pitty-en-noun-RJWDRT9q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪti/ Audio: en-us-pity.ogg [US], En-au-pitty.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪti Etymology: Etymology tree English pit(bull) English -y English pitty From pit(bull) + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pitbull<alt:pit(bull)>|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pit(bull) English -y English pitty From pit(bull) + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitty (plural pitties)
  1. (slang) A pit bull terrier. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-pitty-en-noun-WhBDxBAh Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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