Meanings
adjectiveitty (comparative ittier, superlative ittiest)
comparative ittier · superlative ittiest
- informalExtremely small; itty-bitty.
I flatter myself that itty Dordy will not forget me at least under a week. Kiss him for me.
1798 October 24, Jane Austen, “Letter VIII”, in Edward, Lord Brabourne, editor, Letters of Jane Austen, volume I, London: Richard Bentley & Son, […], published 1884, →OCLC, page 156
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Origin
Baby-talk form of little + -y. Compare itsy-bitsy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with itty
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Chicago
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