英和和英

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/

形容詞

itsy-bitsy (comparative itsy-bitsier, superlative itsy-bitsiest)

1. (colloquial, often childish or humorous) Very small; minuscule.

   Synonyms: incy wincy, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny

   The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.

   She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.

   • 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 108:

     So if five noahs got trapped in that itsy bitsy net, then how many are out there along the other 20 miles of beaches?

派生語

• itsy

名詞

itsy-bitsy (plural itsy-bitsies)

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

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