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]
该词起源时间:1882年