bitsy

[ bit-see ]

adjective

, Informal.

, bit·si·er, bit·si·est.

1. tiny; itty-bitty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitsy¹

First recorded in 1900–05; bit ² + -sy

Example Sentences

A music therapist’s gentle voice fills the room with “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” to a backing track of ukulele and heart-monitor beeps.

From Slate

Bitsy Von Muffling is there, too, and it turns out that the text messages Carrie has been receiving from a mysterious older man all episode are from Bitsy’s former beau, Marlon, whom Bitsy is angling to set Carrie up with.

From New York Times

He is known as “the human tripod,” Bitsy says, and she has photographic evidence to prove it.

From New York Times

It turns out, though, that, like Bitsy, Carrie was invited only for her newly “deep pockets.”

From New York Times

A 1-to-1 ratio means notes are evenly spaced, like in “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” but a 1-to-2 ratio means the time from one note to the next is uneven, like in “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” Dr. Roeske explained.

From New York Times

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