bitsy

Cute and minuscule

Bitsy means tiny or very small, used affectionately or playfully.

It's an informal intensification of "bit," often reduplicated as itsy-bitsy or itty-bitty: a bitsy spider, just a bitsy piece of cake.

The word belongs to baby talk and casual speech, rarely appearing in formal contexts.

tiny

minuscule

Extremely small in size

  • teenyVery small, informally
  • weeExtremely small
  • teensyInformally very small

microscopic · infinitesimal · pint-sized · pocket-sized · titchy · peewee · nanoscale · pinpoint · atomic · molecular

diminutive

petite

Small and delicate

compact · miniature · slight · undersized · shrunken · runty · small-scale · fun-sized · half-pint · dinky

cute

adorable

Extremely endearing

darling · endearing · cuddly · kawaii · cherubic · elfin · winsome · delightful · charming · lovable

trivial

insignificant

Lacking importance or consequence

inconsequential · minor · slight · small-time · measly · paltry · picayune · fiddling · footling · nugatory

Opposites
size/magnitude

bitsyenormous

Extremely large in scale

huge · gigantic · massive · immense · colossal

Phrases
Family

bit, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, bitty

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G