pettie

P3E1T1T1I1E1

proper noun

A surname.

RareScrabble 8

Meanings

pettie1

nounpettie (plural petties)

plural petties

  1. colloquialdiminutiverareDiminutive of pet (“an animal companion”).

    Pay me, my petties, and I may bother to do a spell-check.

    2000 October 24, [Joan] <asd5000@altavista.com>, “Need advise^([sic]) on Prempro”, in alt.support.menopause (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026
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    I seem to remember reading that they lay an egg every other day. I'm suprised I didn't notice anything that might have alerted me earlier... But I havn't^([sic]) been paying quite so much attention to any of my petties, what with the holidays and all.

    1996 December 26, Rien, “EGGS!!! They laid eggs!!!”, in rec.pets.birds (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

    Provide a cozy and warm house for your pettie and guarantee the sleeping Quality.

    2012 August 7, Mandy Dong, “what an^([sic]) adorable pet mats!”, in An adorable pet mats welcome here (Google Groups), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

    Are my petties up yet? I have such slights to show them! Jordy wanted to opine wisely with Eisenhower...

    2023 August 12, Ash Wurthing, ““Serve a country”?”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

Pettie2

proper nounPettie (plural Petties)

plural Petties

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APA

pettie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettie

MLA

“pettie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pettie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pettie.

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