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itsy-bitsy
(itsy-bitsy)
Pronunciation:
/ɪtsɪˈbɪtsi/
(also
itty-bitty
/ɪtɪˈbɪti/)
adjective
informal
very small; tiny:
itsy-bitsy candles that couldn’t light the path of an ant
Origin:
1930s
: from a child's form of
little
+
bitsy
(from
bit
1
+
-sy
)
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