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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ditty

/dĭt'-ē/ · Dit·ty · IPA /ˈdɪti/
01 n. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
pl. Ditties ((#))
  1. 1.
    A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
    “O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
    “And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.” — Sandys.
02 v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
  1. 1.
    To sing; to warble a little tune.
    “Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.” — Herbert.