itsy-bitsy
itsy-bitsy · itsy-bitsier · itsy-bitsiest
Very small; minusculeVery small; minuscule.
/ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
Meaning
1 senses(childish, colloquial, humorous, often)Very small; minuscule.
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.
More definitions
- (used informally) little or tiny
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy.From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy.
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Forms
itsy-bitsier, itsy-bitsiest| Comparative | itsy-bitsier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | itsy-bitsiest Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
12 synonymsincy wincyteeny-weenyitty-bitty
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveditsy
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.