bitty
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈbɪti/
- Informal
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chiquitito
- Dorothy and I peered down at these little bitty squares of color.
- little bitty
What if you could make a little bitty book that told them they can't read?
- What if you could make a little bitty book that told them they can't read?
- They're so cool and it's a little bitty heart.
- Those, they are like these little hats, these chips, they look like little bitty hats.
- They were little bitty kids and I was like, all right, this is our chance.
- And he'd be playing a little bitty, a little bitty guitar, you know, But that's him.
- When you was a when you was a kid, you was a little bitty kid and you wanted to be a rapper.
- And he was like, we see, see deep toes, like little bitty bones.
- I have to throw the big ones back because you see all I've got's just this little old bitty frying pan.
- Actually, I was researched this strip club and it was Joe's Roundup in Charleston, SC Joe's Roundup, little bitty hole in the wall stuff.
- So instead of being a little bitty crybaby, shut the fuck up.
Examples
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Look at this little bitty bass right here.
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"When I was a little bitty baby, my mamma used to rock me in my cradle.
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So they like run on this little bitty track sort of thing.
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It's just a little bitty head right here.
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It's my time to clock in for work but I have a little bitty fear.
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Yeah, he got a little bitty one about that big.
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Tried to tell him for years that those little bitty planes were dangerous.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I was a little bitty thing, I'd beg for gum.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lord Jesus, I hate to think of stuffing myself back into that little bitty old car.
Fiction book (1990) -
Look at this bitty fish I caught in the pond.
Synonyms
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1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
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3.6
Very small in size compared with the usual type
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1.0
Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand
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4.4
Very small in size or amount
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6.3
Too small to be useful
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7.5
Very small in size or amount
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5.4
Very small and hard to notice
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6.3
Very small in a way that seems cute
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5.1
Very small in size, like a tiny coin
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4.6
Very small, almost too small to notice
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6.9
Very small in size
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2.0
A little smaller than usual
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8.6
Very small and often cute, like a tiny kitten
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6.3
A very small thing that is much smaller than usual
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7.7
Very small and hard to see
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2.1
Very small and often looking cute
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9.9
Small and cute like a tiny cup or kitten
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7.2
Much smaller than what is normal or expected
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7.7
A person who is smaller and thinner than others
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4.3
Very small and easy to miss
Very small in size or amount
So small that you can hardly see it
An informal word that shows something is small
Very small and cute
Very small or unimportant
Small in size or amount, often used in law and food
Antonyms
Compounds
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bitty comes from the simple word bit, which means 'small piece', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So, bitty suggests 'full of small bits' and is used to say something is very small or tiny.