Etymology

tata

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Today it means: A woman's breast. Full definition →

French tette ← Old English titt
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tata · interjection1

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

tata · noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromtitt
  2. French · borrowed fromtette
  3. English todaytata

Probably ultimately from baby-talk and related to teat, tit. Possibly borrowed through French tette, of Germanic origin, and/or Old English titt. Compare Dutch tiet and German Zitze.

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