itsy-bitsy (adj.)

"迷人的小巧玲珑"，出自1882年，可能源自 itty（小孩话中的 little）和/或 bitsy。 Bitsy-itsy 的记录可以追溯到1875年。 Itty-bitty 的记录可以追溯到1849年； tiddy-itty 的记录可以追溯到1852年。

The fond old captain used to talk of her very much as if she were six months old, and fractions in teething, calling her his Peetums-keetums, his Pitsy-itsy-kitsy and such like, which annoyed the girl, .... ["M.B.," "John's Wife," in "Tales of the Day," 1861]

这位亲爱的老船长常常把她当作六个月大的婴儿，谈论她的牙齿生长情况，称她为他的 Peetums-keetums，他的 Pitsy-itsy-kitsy 之类的称呼，这让女孩很烦恼... ["M.B.", "John's Wife," in "Tales of the Day," 1861]