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- [bet-ee]
- /ˈbɛt i/
- /ˈbetɪ/
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- [bet-ee]
- /ˈbɛt i/
Definitions of betty word
- noun betty a type of short crowbar 3
- noun betty a feminine name 3
- noun plural betty brown betty. 1
- noun betty Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford). 1
- noun betty Ford Madox [mad-uh ks] /ˈmæd əks/ (Show IPA), (Ford Madox Hueffer) 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor. 1
- noun betty Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) (Leslie Lynch King, Jr) 1913–2006, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77. 1
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Origin of betty
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Betty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
betty popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
betty usage trend in Literature
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