English

Noun

ditty ‎(plural ditties)

1. A short verse or tune.

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

   • Milton

     Religious, martial, or civil ditties.

   • Sandys

     And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.

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

     O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.

Translations

Verb

ditty ‎(third-person singular simple present ditties, present participle dittying, simple past and past participle dittied)

1. To sing; to warble a little tune.
   • Herbert

     Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

See also

• ditty bag
• doggerel
• jingle