titty
titty Lexical Profile
titty Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A woman's breast or nipple (used in vulgar slang or childish nursery language).
"The comedian's routine included crude slang that made the audience wince."
British An affectionate dialectal or nursery term for a domestic cat or kitten (Felis catus), a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
"The toddler pointed excitedly at the little titty sleeping by the hearth."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the female breast or nipple, this word is considered vulgar slang in adult usage, though it is also historically used as a nursery or baby-talk term for a mother's breast or breast milk. In regional British dialects, it has a separate, non-vulgar meaning as a pet name for a kitten or a small bird.
• Rhymes for titty
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 18th century as a diminutive of 'tit' (from Old English 'titt', meaning 'teat' or 'nipple') using the diminutive suffix '-y'. The dialectal sense referring to a cat is an alteration of 'kitty' or a nursery diminutive.