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- [it-ee-bit-ee]
- /ˈɪt iˈbɪt i/
- /ˌɪt.siˈbɪt.si/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [it-ee-bit-ee]
- /ˈɪt iˈbɪt i/
Definitions of itsy-bitsy word
- adjective itsy-bitsy very small; tiny. 1
- adjective itsy-bitsy very small; tiny 0
- adjective itsy-bitsy (Colloquial) (often childish or humorous) Very small; minuscule. 0
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Origin of itsy-bitsy
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; rhyming compound based on little bit; cf. -sy, -y1
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Parts of speech for Itsy-bitsy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
itsy-bitsy popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for itsy-bitsy
adj itsy-bitsy
- bitsy — very small
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- mini — miniskirt.
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
adjective itsy-bitsy
- epitomised — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomise.
- epitomized — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomize.
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
- wee — little; very small.
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