itty adj.
1798, in a letter of Jane Austen, baby-talk form of little. Related: itty-bitty (1855); tiddy-itty (1852).
Examples from the Web for itty Contemporary Examples of itty
Hey, little man, get on in here before you freeze your itty bitty butt.
John W. Dean
January 29, 2009
Historical Examples of itty
I flatter myself that itty Dordy will not forget me at least under a week.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters
William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
My dear itty Dordy’s remembrance of me is very pleasing to me—foolishly pleasing, because I know it will be over so soon.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters
William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
Lock it up, papa; doin’ to teep it for my itty dirl, when I get big, jess like mamma.
Great Mysteries and Little Plagues
John Neal
My dear itty Dordy’s remembrance of me is very pleasing to me,—foolishly pleasing, because I know it will be over so soon.
Jane Austen
The suspected representative of the “Guggenheimers” whined plaintively: “Itty tootsies awfy cold!”
Caroline Lockhart