as in tiny
very small in size
all that was left when I finally got to the dessert table was one little bitty piece of pie
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Recent Examples of little bitty
Maxine was a once little bitty speck of a thing who had a pretty rough start in life.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
My growth was little bitty steps every year, but steady.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
And so each person is its own little bitty, lonely person.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
But then there were just a thousand little bitty tweaks.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
Tina’s is a little bitty bar in one of Dallas’ oldest buildings.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
Already its all-new little bitty hybrid pickup is creating a whole new buzz.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2021
Matt has two little bitty boys, Elijah and Cooper.
—Mike Pervel, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
My growth was little bitty steps every year, but steady.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
And so each person is its own little bitty, lonely person.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
But then there were just a thousand little bitty tweaks.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
Tina’s is a little bitty bar in one of Dallas’ oldest buildings.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
Already its all-new little bitty hybrid pickup is creating a whole new buzz.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2021
Matt has two little bitty boys, Elijah and Cooper.
—Mike Pervel, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little bitty
Adjective
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The above snippet of conversation might have been a tiny portion of a lengthy AI chat and part of the many dozens of chats that the person has had.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The report also noted the presence of petechial hemorrhages — tiny blood spots from burst capillaries that can be associated with intense strain or injury — in the eyelids and skin of the neck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As that ice particle falls, more and more minuscule bits of water vapor freezes to it.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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While Tucker’s contract sent owners screaming once again for a salary cap — which Reinsdorf has been a proponent of since being an instrumental hawk in the owners ranks during the work stoppage of 1994 — the Sox’s minuscule payroll no doubt will send others screaming for a salary floor.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Little bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20bitty. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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