itty-bitty
very small, tiny
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
How Ants Figured Out Farming Millions of Years Before Humans. In a rain forest in South America millions of years ago, ITTY-BITTY ants with brains no bigger than a pinpoint had already figured it out.
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itty-bitty
adjective (informal)
- Tiny; esp, small and cute
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ORIGIN
1930s: from a child's form of little + bitsy (from bit + -sy).
Which is more common "itty-bitty" or "itsy-bitsy"
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I have fond memories of relating this nursery rhyme, accompanied by appropriate arm-tickling, to two daughters:
Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain
and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
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SYNONYMS
little bitty, teensy-weensy, bitsy, itsy-bitsy, bitty, wee, weeny, weensy
atomic, infinitesimal, miniature, minuscule, minute, microminiature, microscopic, microscopical
adjective (informal)
- Tiny; esp, small and cute
---
ORIGIN
1930s: from a child's form of little + bitsy (from bit + -sy).
Which is more common "itty-bitty" or "itsy-bitsy"
17.500.000 8.410.000
I have fond memories of relating this nursery rhyme, accompanied by appropriate arm-tickling, to two daughters:
Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain
and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
---
SYNONYMS
little bitty, teensy-weensy, bitsy, itsy-bitsy, bitty, wee, weeny, weensy
atomic, infinitesimal, miniature, minuscule, minute, microminiature, microscopic, microscopical
