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pitty

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

pitty (countable and uncountable, plural pitties)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pity

Etymology 2

pit(bull) +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?ti/
  • Rhymes: -?ti
  • Homophone: pity

Noun

pitty (plural pitties)

  1. (slang) pit bull terrier

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ditty

English

Etymology

From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dict?re (participle dictatus).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?ti/
  • Homophones: diddy (US)
  • Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

ditty (plural ditties)

  1. A short verse or tune.
    • 1636, George Sandys, Paraphrase upon the Psalms and Hymns dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments
      And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
  2. A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

Translations

Verb

ditty (third-person singular simple present ditties, present participle dittying, simple past and past participle dittied)

  1. To sing; to warble a little tune.
    • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

See also

  • ditty bag
  • doggerel
  • jingle

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