bitty

Hardly there, sizewise

Bitty means very small or tiny, often with a note of affection or dismissiveness: a bitty little apartment, itty-bitty pieces.

The word is informal and frequently appears in the reduplicated form itty-bitty or itsy-bitsy.

In British slang, a bit bitty describes something fragmented or disjointed rather than small.

small

tiny

Extremely small in size

wee · miniature · teensy · teeny · pocket-sized · compact · little · microscopic · infinitesimal · undersized

trivial

insignificant

Lacking importance or consequence

inconsequential · paltry · petty · piddling · picayune · slight · meager · nominal · minimal · small-time

fragmented

broken

Damaged beyond function

crumbled · piecemeal · scattered · crumbs · fragments · shreds · scraps · morsels · slivers · snippets

Categories
Opposites
size/scale

bittyhuge

Extremely large in size

enormous · gigantic · massive · colossal · immense

coherence/unity

bittycoherent

Logically connected throughout

unified · whole · integrated · consolidated · continuous

significance/substantiality

bittysubstantial

Of notable size or importance

significant · meaningful · considerable · weighty · important

Phrases
Family

bit, bite, biting, bits, bitten, itsy-bitsy, biter, bitsy, bitmap

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G