• (British) IPA: /ˈdɪti/

ditty (plural ditties)

1. A short verse or tune.

   The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.

   • [1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London: Printed for Thomas Underhill and/or for Thomas Johnson], OCLC 946735316 ↗:

     religious, martial, or civil ditties

   • And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.

2. A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

   • O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.

• French: chansonnette
• Russian: пе́сенка
• Spanish: cancioneta

ditty (ditties, present participle dittying; past and past participle dittied)

1. To sing; to warble a little tune.

   • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.