Definition of Bittie

1. Adjective. (used informally) very small. "A wee tot"

Exact synonyms: Bitty, Itsy-bitsy, Itty-bitty, Teensy, Teensy-weensy, Teentsy, Teeny, Teeny-weeny, Wee, Weensy, Weeny
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Bit, Weeness

Definition of Bittie

1. Adjective. (alternative form of bitty very small) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bittie

1. a small piece [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bittie

bitters
bittersweet
bittersweet chocolate
bittersweet nightshade
bittersweetly
bittersweetness
bittersweets
bitterweed
bitterweeds
bitterwood
bitterwood tree
bitterwoods
bitterwort
bitterworts
bitthead
bittie (current term)
bittier
bitties
bittiest
bittily
bittiness
bittinesses
bitting
bittings
bittock
bittocks
bittor
bittor bittour
bittorrents
bittors

Literary usage of Bittie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Isaiah by Owen Charles Whitehouse (1905)
"'bittie' is selected as representative of'the diminutive form in the original. Olshausen, Heb. formenlehre, § 180; Ewald, ..."

2. The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire by Robert Craig Maclagan (1901)
"Eat a bittie, ate a bittie, taste, taste, taste. Glory, glory, many thanks, Charlie, Charlie get the branks, The horse's saddle's in the loft, ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"... and, failing to discover another outpost, he grew bolder. " There's a gey slap i' the busses out ower a bittie," he remarked, " farrer til the richt. ..."

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