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English
Etymology
Baby-talk form of little + -y. Compare itsy-bitsy.[1][2]
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itty (comparative ittier, superlative ittiest)
- (informal) Extremely small; itty-bitty.
1798 October 24, Jane Austen, “Letter VIII”, in Edward, Lord Brabourne, editor, Letters of Jane Austen, volume I, London: Richard Bentley & Son, , published 1884, →OCLC, page 156:I flatter myself that itty Dordy will not forget me at least under a week. Kiss him for me.
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