different between teetee vs teeter

English

Etymology 1

Noun

teetee (plural teetees)

1. Pronunciation spelling of titty.

Etymology 2

Noun

teetee (plural teetees)

1. Archaic form of titi.
   • 1907, The New International Encyclopædia, volume 13:

     The principal kinds of American monkeys are the howlers, sakis, uakaris, teetees, squirrel-monkeys, spider-monkeys, barrigudos, and sapajous.

Etymology 3

Noun

teetee (plural teetees)

1. Alternative form of tee-tee (“urine”)

Verb

teetee (third-person singular simple present teetees, present participle teeteeing, simple past and past participle teeteed)

1. Alternative form of tee-tee (“urinate”)

'Are'are

Noun

teetee

1. mother

References

• Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ti?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tit??/, [?t?i??]

Etymology

Alteration of titter.

Verb

teeter (third-person singular simple present teeters, present participle teetering, simple past and past participle teetered)

1. (intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

   He teetered on the brink of the precipice.
2. (figuratively) To be indecisive.

   We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity.

3. (figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

   Despite appearances, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

Derived terms

• teeterer
• teeter-totter
• teeterboard

Translations

Noun

teeter (plural teeters)

1. (Canada, US) A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Anagrams

• terete