Dictionary

itsy-bitsy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy.

Meanings

1. (childish, colloquial, humorous, often) Very small; minuscule.
   • So if five noahs got trapped in that itsy bitsy net, then how many are out there along the other 20 miles of beaches? 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 108:
   • The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
   • She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.

Forms

Deriveds

itsy

Synonyms

incy wincy · itty-bitty · teeny-weeny

Translations (16)

cs pidi (very small) · hu icipici (very small) · fr mini (very small) · da småbitte (very small) · cs malinkatý (very small) · cs maličký (very small) · eo minuskla (very small) · fr minuscule (very small) · da lillebitte (very small) · fr mini-mini (very small) · cs mrňavý (very small) · hi इत्तु सी (very small) · nl ietsepietsie (very small) · nl ietsjepietsje (very small) · cs prťavý (very small) · fr riquiqui (very small)

itsy-bitsy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy.

Meanings

1. (in-plural) A very small thing; something tiny or insignificant.

Forms