variants
or itsy-bitsy
as in tiny
very small in size
maddening swarms of itty-bitty insects flew around our faces
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Recent Examples of itty-bitty
My son has another itty-bitty room.
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Grace Hollars, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Tiny, itty-bitty words would likely be much more challenging.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, a Frankies Bikinis set recently worn by Sabrina Carpenter is quite literally an itty-bitty, teenie-weenie, yellow polka dot bikini.
—Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Look at their puppy paws, way too big for their itty-bitty widdle bodies!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Grace Hollars, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Tiny, itty-bitty words would likely be much more challenging.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, a Frankies Bikinis set recently worn by Sabrina Carpenter is quite literally an itty-bitty, teenie-weenie, yellow polka dot bikini.
—Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Look at their puppy paws, way too big for their itty-bitty widdle bodies!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
Adjective
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In 2018, the company had a viral moment when Catherine’s sister-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, wore their jeans at a public event, setting off a frenzy that spiked demand and overwhelmed the tiny operation of around 20 employees at the time.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her subsequent eviction from the Beguines leads to her accepting the Bishop’s offer of sanctuary—as an anchorite, destined to live out her days in a tiny stone outcropping.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The three quarks that form protons only contribute a minuscule amount of mass—the other 99 percent is thought to arise from interactions between these real quarks and swarms of virtual quarks in the vacuum.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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An agonizingly minuscule miss that can change the entire complexion of a game.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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