itsy
itsy · itsier · itsiest
Very small; ittyVery small; itty
US/ˈɪtsi/
» The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Das kleine Spinnchen kletterte das Regenrohr empor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(informal)Very small; itty
Examples
2 sentencesThe itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
deDas kleine Spinnchen kletterte das Regenrohr empor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Origin
Baby-talk form of little + -sy.Baby-talk form of little + -sy.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
itsier, itsiestWord family
1 related wordsRelateditsy-bitsy
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.