Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pittie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: pit-tie
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of pity.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of pity.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A pit bull terrier.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I was used to slammed doors, rumbling buses, shouting, snarling pitties, police sirens, […]"
"Maybe he'd want a signal from me that he should rush to the carrier and retrieve a pittie on his own— a small one, alive, our new class pet."
"Lori and I rescued a pittie from a local rescue organization and our lives have never been the same."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -ie English pittie From pit (“pit bull terrier”) + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pitties (plural)

Synonyms

pibble pit pit bull shitbull velvet hippo

Questions

What does pittie mean?: Obsolete spelling of pity.
Where does pittie come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -ie English pittie From pit (“pit bull terrier”) + -ie.

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