noun
Meaning 1
A short, simple verse or song.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ditty
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdɪti/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: diddy (t-flapping)
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rhymes with -ɪti
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CMU ARPABET: D IH1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of ditty bag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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verb
Meaning 4
To sing; to warble a little tune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: song, vocal
History
Etymology
From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dictāre (participle dictatus).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 小曲 (xiǎoqǔ) — a short verse or tune
- Czech: popěvek — a short verse or tune
- Czech: rýmovačka — a short verse or tune
- Esperanto: kanteto — a short verse or tune
- French: chansonnette — a short verse or tune
- German: Ständchen — a short verse or tune
- Kurdish: kilam (ku) — a short verse or tune
- Māori: ruriruri — a short verse or tune
- Māori: pao — a short verse or tune
- Māori: hakirara — a short verse or tune
- Russian: пе́сенка (pésenka) — a short verse or tune
- Russian: моти́в (motív) — a short verse or tune
- Spanish: cancioneta — a short verse or tune
- Spanish: cancioncita — a short verse or tune
- Swedish: trudelutt — a short verse or tune