Ditty vs Bitty - What's the difference?
ditty | bitty |
A short verse or tune.
* Milton
* Sandys
A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
* Spenser
To sing; to warble a little tune.
* Herbert
As nouns the difference between ditty and bitty
is that ditty is a short verse or tune while bitty is .As a verb ditty
is to sing; to warble a little tune.As an adjective bitty is
containing bits; fragmented.ditty
English
Noun
(ditties)- The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.
- Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
- And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
- O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.
Verb
- Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.