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