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The Collaborative International Dictionary
itsy-bitsy

itsy-bitsy \it"sy-bit"sy\, itty-bitty \it"ty-bit"ty\, a. very small; tiny.

Syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy.

It was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini that she wore for the first time today.
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
itsy-bitsy

"charmingly small," 1890, from itty and/or bitsy. Bitsy-itsy is recorded from 1875.

Wiktionary
itsy-bitsy

a. (context colloquial often childish or humorous English) Very small; minuscule. alt. (context colloquial often childish or humorous English) Very small; minuscule.

WordNet
itsy-bitsy

adj. (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty]

Usage examples of "itsy-bitsy".

That's why I've cut this itsy-bitsy piece of rope off the big coil and why I'm taking the explosives and grenades only from my rucksack and yours.

For years he had existed meagerly on cutesy plots featuring baby animals and itsy-bitsy toddlers, using carefully researched language structures appropriate for his target market.