different between dinky vs itsy-bitsy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki

Etymology 1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; +? -y.

Adjective

dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

1. (informal, Britain) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
   • 1915, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11

     How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky.
2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

   They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:tiny

Translations

Etymology 2

cf. DINK

Noun

dinky (plural dinkies)

1. A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

Anagrams

• kindy

English

Alternative forms

• itsy bitsy
• itty-bitty

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??tsi ?b?tsi/

Adjective

itsy-bitsy (comparative itsy-bitsier, superlative itsy-bitsiest)

1. (colloquial, often childish or humorous) Very small; minuscule.

   The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.

   She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.

Synonyms

• incy wincy
• itty-bitty
• teeny-weeny

Translations

Derived terms

• itsy