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ditty

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dit′ē)

Inflections of 'ditty' (n): npl: ditties
Inflections of 'ditty' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ditties
v 3rd person singular
dittying
v pres p
dittied
v past
dittied
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dit•ty /ˈdɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. Music and Dancea simple song.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dit•ty  (dit′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, v., -tied, -ty•ing. 
n. 
  1. Music and Dancea poem intended to be sung.
  2. Music and Dancea short, simple song.

v.i. 
  1. Music and Dance[Obs.]to sing.

v.t. 
  1. Music and Dance[Obs.]to set to or celebrate in music.
  • Latin dictāre; see dictate
  • Anglo-French, Old French dit(i)e poem, noun, nominal use of past participle of ditier to compose
  • Middle English dite 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ditty /ˈdɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a short simple song or poem
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ditie poem, from ditier to compose, from Latin dictāre dictate
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